TOKYO STOCKS CLOSED HIGHER; INVESTORS SECURE RIGHTS FOR DIVIDEND PAYMENT

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks closed higher; investors secure rights for dividend payment.
• 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended at 307.00 points.
• Topix index ended at 27.70 points.
• Stock issues saw gains in companies led by pulp and paper, iron and steel, and real estate.

On Monday investors started buying some stock issues to secure rights for their divid....