Tokyo stocks end higher on dip-buying

TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday, as dip-buying kicked in after the market's three-day losing streak.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 117.90 points, or 0.31 percent, from Wednesday at 38,079.70.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 14.30 points, or 0.54 percent, higher at 2,677.45.

Stocks were initially dra