Tokyo stocks end higher on solid tech shares

TOKYO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Wednesday, buoyed by the upbeat performance of heavyweight technology-related shares.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, rose 106.49 points, or 0.33 percent, from Tuesday to end at 32,333.46.

The broader Topix index finished 9.97 points, or 0.43 percent, higher at 2,313.38.

In the overnight U.S.