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Tokyo stocks open higher in early trading on Wall St. gains, weaker yen

Xinhua, March 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened modestly higher in early trading Tuesday, bolstered by overnight gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 83.82 points, or 0.45 percent, from Monday to 18,874.37.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 4.54 points, or 0.30 percent, to 1,536. 30.

Gaining industry groups were led by metal products, pharmaceuticals and insurance. Endi