Tokyo: Stocks open higher as worries over Hong Kong, UK ease

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday extending rallies on Wall Street on easing worries over Brexit and positive developments in the Hong Kong crisis.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.97 per cent or 201.32 points at 20,850.46 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.86 per cent or 12.99 points at 1,519.80.

AFP