Tokyo
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday supported by gains on Wall Street in thin trade with overseas investors absent for Christmas holidays. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.17 percent or 44.57 points at 26,712.92 in early trade, while the broader Topix index edged up 0.22 percent or 3.98 points to 1,778.25. “Japanese shares are seen supported by US rallies, but trade is seemingly limited to modest bargain-hunting with a decline in the number of market participants,” senior market strategist Yoshihiro Ito of Okasan Online Securities said in a commentary.—APP
