Tokyo stocks open higher on weak yen, investors cagey after Brussels attacks
Xinhua, March 23, 2016 Adjust font size:
Tokyo stocks edged up from the off on Wednesday as a comparatively weak yen sent exporter shares higher, although moves were tame in light of the terror attacks in Brussels.
As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 21.43 points, or 0.13 percent, from Tuesday to 17,069.98.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, was up 2.09 points, or 0.15 percent, to 1,372.02.
Early advancers comprised insurance, iron and steel, and pharmaceutical-linked stocks. Enditem