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Tokyo stocks rise 1.17 pct on weak yen, overseas stock gains

Xinhua, July 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks gained 1.17 percent in the morning session of Monday as investor sentiment was boosted by the yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar and gains in European and U.S. stocks before the weekend.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 231.44 points from Friday to end the morning session at 20,011.27. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 22.80 points, or 1.44 percent, at 1,606.35.

Gainers were led by utilities, agriculture and fishery, and air transport issues. Endi