Roundup: Tokyo stocks close higher as tech shares, travel issues gain

TOKYO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday with sentiment underpinned by U.S. shares gaining ground overnight, with travel-linked issues here finding favor ahead of the Golden Week national holidays beginning later this month.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 328.51 points, or 1.22 percent, from Wednesday to close the day at 27,172.00.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, adde