Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nikkei index ending at a roughly three-week high in thin trading, on firm oil prices that supported shares in New York overnight and the yen's depreciation against the US dollar.

    The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 186.40 points, or 1.13%, from Monday at 16,652.80. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 14.20 points, or 1.07%, higher at 1,335.85