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Tokyo stocks open higher on yen's depreciation

Xinhua, April 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened higher in early trading Wednesday as the yen's fall overnight against the U.S. dollar pushed up export-led shares.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 128.12 points, or 0.65 percent, from Tuesday to 19,768.66.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange jumped 10.47 points, or 0.66 percent, to 1, 589.02.

Major gainers included energy, mining and real estate issues. Endi