Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday, helped by the yen\'\'s fall against the dollar and the euro, which has eased concerns about earnings at exporters. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 131.64 points, or 1.5%, to 8,879.60, its highest point since Sept. 2. In early trading, issues sensitive to overseas economic trends opened higher following Friday\'\'s rise on Wall Street, which was supported by better-than-expected U.S. spending data and corporate earnings. The benchmark Nikkei average climbed more than 160 points to surpass 8,900 at one point. Market sentiment was also lifted by a joint statement adopted Saturday at the meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors, in which they pledged to prevent Europe\'\'s debt problem from developing into a global financial crisis.