Tokyo - Tokyo stocks rose 0.81 percent Friday morning following a record close on Wall Street, while investors await the outcome of a Bank of Japan policy meeting.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 161.73 points to 20,152.55 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 0.85 percent, or 13.81 points, to 1,630.47.
AFP