Tokyo stocks open higher tracking gains in US shares

Business & Finance
18 Mar 2019 • 9:08 AM MYT
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TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street due to optimism over US-China trade talks, with investors closely eyeing the US Federal Reserve’s meeting later this week.

The Nikkei 225 index added 0.65%, or 139.64 points, to 21,590.49 in early trade, while the broader Topix index climbed 0.43%, or 6.82 points, to 1,609.45. — AFP