Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday over news that the United States had agreed to delay the tariff imposition on European Union (EU) goods. The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed at 37,531.53, up 371.06 points, or 1 percent, from the previous trading day.

According to Namibia Press Agency, following the announcement of the tariff delay, U.S. stock index futures rose in early Tokyo trading, lifting market sentiment. This development positively influenced the broader Topix index, which also increased, gaining 16.39 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 2,751.91.

Of the listed stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, 1,085 advanced, 482 declined, and 64 were unchanged.