Tokyo stocks end higher awaiting U.S. employment data

TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher on Friday after a rebound from significant losses earlier in the week, while the market cautiously awaited the forthcoming U.S. employment data, which has the potential to indicate an extended period of U.S. monetary policy tightening.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, rose 33.47 points, or 0.10 percent, from Thu