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Tokyo stocks advance in morning on yen's retreat, U.S. shares' rally

Xinhua, December 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks advanced Friday morning as the yen's comparative weakness versus the U.S. dollar following the currency's rally after the Federal Reserve's indication of a rate hike sent investors after a swathe of issues including exporters.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 131.82 points, or 0.68 percent, from Thursday to 19,405.61.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 7.82 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,550.54.

Notable issues that advanced by the morning break comprised bank, glass and ceramics product and metal product-linked stocks. Endit