TOKYO, 12th April, 2024 (WAM) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning as technology issues tracked overnight gains by their US counterparts and some export-oriented issues were lifted by the yen's weakness against the US dollar, Kyodo News reported.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 200.03 points, or 0.51 percent, from Thursday to 39,642.66. The broader Topix index was up 17.06 points, or 0.62 percent, at 2,764.02.
Stocks were buoyed by buying of high-tech issues after the Nasdaq index logged a record high overnight.