Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday with the key Nikkei index up 0.42 percent. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average gained 46.87 points to 11,212. 66. The broader Topix index was up 0.92 point, or 0.09 percent, to 997.63. Trading volume on the main section expanded to 2,201.91 million shares from 2,084.53 million Monday. On the first section declining shares beat advancing ones 957 to 595. 