Tokyo shares open higher on Wall Street gains, rising oil price
Xinhua, May 11, 2016 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares opened higher on Wednesday with market encouraged by Wall Street gains overnight and higher oil prices.
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 226.44 points, or 1.37 percent, from Tuesday to 16,791.63.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 17.07 points, or 1.28 percent, at 1,351.97. Endit