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Tokyo stocks open higher as yen depreciates

Xinhua, May 11, 2017 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday as the yen depreciated against the U.S. dollar.

As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 46.52 points, or 0.23 percent, from Wednesday to 19,946.61.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 0.67 point, or 0.04 percent, to 1,585.86.

Precision instrument, mining and steel, and rubber product-related stocks comprised those that advanced the most in early trade. Endit