Tokyo stocks close higher as Trump signs COVID-19 relief package

TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed marginally higher on Monday as investor sentiment was buoyed by U.S. President Donald Trump signing into law a 900-billion-U.S. dollar COVID-19 relief package. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 197.42 points, or 0.74 percent, from Friday to close the day at 26,854.03, marking the highest closing level since April 17, 1991. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 9.63 points, or 0.54 percent, to finish at 1,788.04. Investors cheered the...