TOKYO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed the morning session higher on Tuesday with the Nikkei index rising to a roughly one-month intraday high on strong gains in U.S. market overnight.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 78.32 points, or 0.47 percent, from Friday to 16,576.17.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 4.28 points, or 0.32 percent, to 1,321.38.
Gainers were led by miscellaneous product, marine transportation as well as glass and ceramic product issues.
