This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday on abating concerns over a sluggish global economic recovery following consecutive record highs on Wall Street.

       The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 149.22 points, or 0.52 percent, from Monday at 28,718.24. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 14.31 points, or 0.73 percent, higher at 1,967.64.

       Gainers were led by mining, consumer credit and insurance issues.

       The U.S. dollar stayed firm in the lower 110 yen range as the unit was bought on increased risk appetite following an overnight rise on Wall Street, dealers said.

       At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 110.36-38 yen compared with 110.30-40 yen in New York and 110.04-06 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Monday.

       The euro was quoted at $1.1851-1852 and 130.79-83 yen against $1.1855-1865 and 130.82-92 yen in New York and $1.1877-1878 and 130.70-74 yen in Tokyo late Monday afternoon.

       The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond edged down 0.005 percentage point from Monday's close to 0.020 percent, its lowest level since January, as investors bought the safe-haven debt amid an uncertain economic outlook due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, dealers said.

       Stocks continued climbing after rising over 2 percent the previous day, tracking record highs with their U.S. counterparts on Friday and Monday, but the advance was pared in the afternoon as investors locked in recent gains, brokers said.

       "Shares sensitive to business cycles, such as financial issues, were lifted by positive sentiment on Wall Street, but momentum slowed as the Nikkei met the psychological threshold of the 28,500 line," said Maki Sawada, a strategist in Nomura Securities Co.'s investment content department.

       Market participants also waited for the U.S. consumer price index results for June later in the day to gauge potential monetary policy moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve as concerns about inflation remained, she added.

       On the First Section, advancing issues outnumbered decliners 1,642 to 468, while 82 ended unchanged.

       Tama Home climbed 412 yen, or 17.6 percent, to 2,748 yen after the construction company said Monday its net profit for the business year through May was up 40.3 percent from a year earlier.

       Bucking the upward trend, air and land transportation issues fell on concerns demand will decrease amid a rise in COVID-19 infections in the country and fears of highly contagious variants, brokers said.

       ANA Holdings declined 18.00 yen, or 0.7 percent, to 2,706.00 yen, Central Japan Railway was down 180 yen, or 1.0 percent, to 17,005 yen, and railway operator Tokyu slipped 4 yen, or 0.3 percent, to 1,578 yen.

       Trading volume on the main section fell to 957.52 million shares from Monday's 1,035.77 million shares.

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