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Tokyo stocks open sharply higher on Wall Street gains, weak yen

Xinhua, September 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher in early trading Thursday as investor sentiment was boosted by firm gains in U.S. stocks overnight and the yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 303.31 points, or 1.68 percent, from Wednesday to 18,398.71. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 26.91 points, or 1.84 percent, at 1,492.90.

Every industry category on the main section saw gains, with gainers led by insurance, nonferrous metals and iron and steel issues. Endi