Tokyo: Stocks open sharply higher

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday, taking a cue from record-setting advances on Wall Street on strong US economic data and hopes for containing the deadly new coronavirus.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rallied 1.38 per cent or 321.15 points to 23,640.71 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 1.23 per cent or 20.95 points at 1,722.78.

AFP