TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened 0.50 per cent higher on Thursday, shrugging off falls on Wall Street as a weakening yen boosted exporter shares and official data showed another improvement in Japan’s trade balance.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 103.43 points to 20,697.10 in the first few minutes of trading.
In Tokyo forex trade, the dollar was at 124.09 yen early Thursday, slightly up from 123.96 yen in New York late Wednesday.
A weaker yen is a plus for exporters’ profitability.
