TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, with exporters boosted by a weaker yen while a report said Japan’s government is planning a stimulus package twice as big as initially thought.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.05 percent, or 175.49 points, to 16,857.38 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares gained 0.78 percent, or 10.34 points, to 1,341.09.
