<p>Tokyo shares ended higher Monday helped by rallies on Wall Street, with a stronger yen against the dollar capping the upside.</p>.<p>The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 1.12 percent, or 257.11, to 23,139.76, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.83 percent, or 13.31 points, to 1,618.18.</p>.<p>Market participants eyed Japanese politics as horse-trading began after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Friday abruptly announced his plan to step down, driving down the market.</p>.<p>But no major confusion is expected, with reports saying his right-hand man Yoshihide Suga is set to stand as the presumptive frontrunner, analysts said.</p>.<p>"The market is hoping for existing policies to continue," Okasan Online Securities said in a note.</p>.<p>The dollar fetched 105.66 yen in Asian trade, higher from 105.34 yen in New York late Friday but notably lower from 106.28 yen during Tokyo hours on Friday.</p>.<p>Stock profit-taking capped further gains in late trade, although the market remained comfortably in positive territory, Okasan said.</p>.<p>"The market steadily advanced in the afternoon session although selling was seen around the 23,300 level," Okasan said.</p>.<p>Among major shares in Tokyo, Sony was up 0.35 percent at 8,309 yen. Nintendo added 0.62 percent to 56,740 yen. SoftBank Group rose 3.14 percent to 6,598. Uniqlo-operator Fast Retailing added 3.21 percent to 63,280 yen.</p>.<p>Trading houses rallied after US investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it has bought slightly more than five percent stakes in each of Japan's five leading trading companies.</p>.<p>Mitsubishi Corp soared 7.72 percent to 2,512.5 yen, Mitsui & Co climbed 7.35 percent to 1,914 yen, and Sumitomo Corp rallied 9.09 percent to 1,374.5 yen.</p>
<p>Tokyo shares ended higher Monday helped by rallies on Wall Street, with a stronger yen against the dollar capping the upside.</p>.<p>The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 1.12 percent, or 257.11, to 23,139.76, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.83 percent, or 13.31 points, to 1,618.18.</p>.<p>Market participants eyed Japanese politics as horse-trading began after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Friday abruptly announced his plan to step down, driving down the market.</p>.<p>But no major confusion is expected, with reports saying his right-hand man Yoshihide Suga is set to stand as the presumptive frontrunner, analysts said.</p>.<p>"The market is hoping for existing policies to continue," Okasan Online Securities said in a note.</p>.<p>The dollar fetched 105.66 yen in Asian trade, higher from 105.34 yen in New York late Friday but notably lower from 106.28 yen during Tokyo hours on Friday.</p>.<p>Stock profit-taking capped further gains in late trade, although the market remained comfortably in positive territory, Okasan said.</p>.<p>"The market steadily advanced in the afternoon session although selling was seen around the 23,300 level," Okasan said.</p>.<p>Among major shares in Tokyo, Sony was up 0.35 percent at 8,309 yen. Nintendo added 0.62 percent to 56,740 yen. SoftBank Group rose 3.14 percent to 6,598. Uniqlo-operator Fast Retailing added 3.21 percent to 63,280 yen.</p>.<p>Trading houses rallied after US investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it has bought slightly more than five percent stakes in each of Japan's five leading trading companies.</p>.<p>Mitsubishi Corp soared 7.72 percent to 2,512.5 yen, Mitsui & Co climbed 7.35 percent to 1,914 yen, and Sumitomo Corp rallied 9.09 percent to 1,374.5 yen.</p>