Tokyo stocks end higher over tech gains

TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday, tracking gains of tech heavyweights in the overnight Wall Street market.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index rose for the fourth straight trading day, up 506.07 points, or 1.26 percent, from Tuesday to close the day at 40,580.76.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 15.56 points, or 0.54 percent, higher at 2,872.18, its highest cl