Tokyo: Stocks open higher after Wall St rally
Published Fri, Mar 30, 2018 · 12:22 AM
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday after Wall Street rallied ahead of a holiday weekend on upturns in the tech sector.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.00 per cent or 211.28 points to 21,370.36 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.72 per cent or 12.27 points at 1,716.27.
AFP
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