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Tokyo: Stocks open higher on US rallies, cheap yen

Published Thu, Oct 24, 2019 · 12:16 AM
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[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday helped by rallies on Wall Street and a cheaper yen against the dollar.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.46 per cent or 103.56 points at 22,728.94 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.54 per cent or 8.82 points at 1,646.96.

AFP

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