Tokyo stocks extend gains over U.S. rally

TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks extended gains on Tuesday, tracking the U.S. stock rally overnight over optimism of a potential soft landing for the U.S. economy.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, went up 216.68 points, or 0.57 percent, from the previous trading day to close at 37,940.59.

During the trading, the index briefly exceeded the psychologically si