TOKYO, 17th May, 2024 (WAM) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday morning, with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average falling 138.18 points, or 0.36 percent, from Thursday to 38,782.08, reported Kyodo News.
The broader Topix index was up 5.12 points, or 0.19 percent, at 2,742.66.
The US dollar rose to the upper 155 yen range in Tokyo on prospects of a wider interest rate differential between Japan and the United States after long-term US Treasury yields rose overnight.