Tokyo’s benchmark stock index closed at its highest level in more than two years on October 3, as strong manufacturing data pointed to a strengthening US economy while a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters. / AFP/
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday after fresh records on Wall Street as optimism over the US economy lifted Japanese carmakers.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.22 percent, or 45.82 points, to 20,659.89 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.17 percent, or 2.88 points, at 1,687.34.
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