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Tokyo stocks advance in early trading after robust U.S. jobs data

Xinhua, November 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares rose in early trading Monday as the market mood was lifted by robust U.S. jobs data on Friday providing another indication of an imminent U.S. rate hike which also drove the yen down versus the U.S. dollar.

As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 221.70 points, or 1.15 percent, from Friday to 19,487.30, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 18.80 points, or 1.20 percent, to 1,582.39.

Among notable early advancers were precision instruments, insurance and banking issues. Endit