TOKYO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks extended gains on Tuesday, driven by heavyweight technology shares, buoyed by overnight advances on Wall Street and a weaker yen against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed at 38,536.74, up 225.41 points, or 0.59 percent, from the previous trading day.
However, upside momentum was capped by lingering uncertainty over Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaking after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 Summit in Canada, acknowledged that differences in perceptions remained, which weighed on investor sentiment.
The broader Topix index also rose, gaining 9.82 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,786.95.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, gainers outnumbered losers, with 955 stocks up, 593 down, and 79 unchanged. ■
