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Tokyo stocks rise 1.22 pct in morning on U.S. stocks gains, TPP hope

Xinhua, October 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks rose 1.22 percent Monday morning as investor sentiment was boosted by gains in U.S. equities before the weekend as well as hopes for an agreement in the 12-party Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 216.49 points, from Friday to end the morning at 17,941.62. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 13.93 points, or 0.96 percent, at 1,458.85.

Gainers were led by iron and steel, mining and wholesale trade issues. Endi