Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday with investor sentiment buoyed by gains on Wall Street
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday with investor sentiment buoyed by gains on Wall Street and a lower yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.52 percent or 105.36 points to 20,548.11 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.56 percent or 8.54 points at 1,546.31.
“Risk appetite picked up on rises in US shares, correcting excessive pessimism at the year-end,” said Mutsumi Kagawa, chief global strategist at Rakuten Securities.
