BCN-02 Tokyo stocks open higher, extending Wall St rallies

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Tokyo stocks open higher, extending Wall St rallies

TOKYO, Sept 21, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday,
extending rallies in New York as investors shrugged off trade war worries and
focused on positive economic data.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.62 percent, or 146.60 points, at
23,821.53 while the broader Topix index was up 0.58 percent, or 10.31 points,
at 1,797.91.

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