Japanese stocks close higher

Media In / Tokyo May 27, 2019

Japanese stocks closed higher today, but trading volumes were weak as US markets closed as investors awaited details of trade talks between leaders of Japan and the United States.
The Nikkei <.N225> was up 0.3 percent at 21,182.58 points, hurt by rising trade disputes between the United States and China.
The broader Topix index <.TOPX> was up 0.4 percent at 1,547.00 points, with a trade volume of 901.6 million shares, the lowest level since April 22.
Trading was 1.47 trillion yen, the lowest since December 2014.