TOKYO: Tokyo shares rallied 3.59 percent in the morning session Friday, tracking gains in US and European markets on hopes for fresh European and Japanese central bank stimulus measures.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 3.59 percent, or 575.58 points, to 16,592.84 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares gained 3.38 percent, or 43.94 points, to 1,345.43.
