The Business Times

Tokyo: Stocks open higher on Monday

Published Mon, Aug 3, 2020 · 12:17 AM

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors took heart from rallies on Wall Street and a cheap yen against the dollar.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.19 per cent or 259.17 points at 21,969.17 in early trade, while the broader Topix index gained 1.04 per cent or 15.62 points to 1,511.68.

AFP

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