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Tokyo stocks open sharply higher on bargain-hunting

Xinhua, September 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher in early trading Wednesday on bargain-hunting after steep losses across Monday and Tuesday.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 333.00 points, or 1.97 percent, from Tuesday to 17,263.84. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 27.67 points, or 2.01 percent, to 1,403.19.

Gainers were led by chemicals, insurance and iron and steel issues. Endi