Tokyo shares open higher on yen's fall against U.S. dollar
Xinhua, July 19, 2016 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares opened higher on Tuesday with the Nikkei index rising to a roughly one-month intraday high, on strong U.S. stocks overnight and the yen's fall against U.S. dollar.
As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 69.50 points, or 0.42 percent, from Friday to 16,567.35.
The Tokyo market was closed Monday for a national holiday.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 4.43 points, or 0.34 percent, to 1,321.53.
Gainers were led by miscellaneous products, marine transportation as well as pulp and paper issues. Endit