Tokyo shares rise in quiet Christmas trade

Tokyo stocks advanced Monday in thin Christmas trading, following gains by US tech shares last week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.26 per cent, or 84.98 points, to 33,254.03, while the broader Topix index edged up 0.04 per cent, or 0.97 points, to 2,337.40. While trading slowed heading into Christmas, global investors generally continued