Tokyo: Stocks open higher as focus shifts to earnings

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investor focus began shifting to Japanese corporate earnings due in coming days.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.30 per cent, or 70.99 points, to 23,702.87 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.07 per cent, or 1.33 points, at 1,880.72.

AFP