Tokyo stocks end higher as U.S. rate hike concerns wane

TOKYO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher for the fourth straight trading day on Monday over market speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve might stop raising interest rates.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 758.59 points, or 2.37 percent, from Thursday at 32,708.48, marking the sharpest increase this year at the highest level since Sept. 20.