Tokyo: Stocks open higher helped by cheaper yen

Published Tue, Oct 8, 2019 · 12:13 AM

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    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday helped by a cheaper yen but trade was cautious ahead of the resumption of US-China trade talks this week.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.53 per cent or 113.38 points at 21,488.63 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.52 per cent or 8.17 points at 1,580.92.

    AFP

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