Tokyo: Stocks open higher as yen dips further
Published Fri, Dec 16, 2016 · 12:32 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday building on eight days of gains, as the yen's further fall against the dollar lifted exporters.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which closed at a fresh one-year high on Thursday, added 0.74 per cent, or 141.85 points, to 19,415.64 in the first few minutes of trade. The broader Topix index of all first-section shares was up 0.63 per cent, or 9.76 points, at 1,552.48.
AFP
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