Tokyo stocks rise by break as Yen weakens, oil rebounds

Tokyo stocks rise by break as Yen weakens, oil rebounds
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Summary The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange advanced 0.21 percent

TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo stocks rose in quiet trade Monday morning, with exporters lifted by a weaker yen and after oil prices rebounded from multi-year lows, at the start of a holiday-shortened week.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange advanced 0.21 percent, or 39.29 points, to 18,808.35 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares gained 0.50 percent, or 7.60 points, to 1,523.79.

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