Bank gains send Tokyo stocks higher in year's final session

TOKYO, Japan - Stock dealers clap their hands to mark the end of this year's trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on Dec. 28. Share prices on the TSE closed higher in the half-day session, with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average up 85.01 points, or 0.81%, to 10,542.62. But it was the lowest year-end closing price since 1983, when it ended at 9,893.82.