asian-share-TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.60 percent Thursday morning, boosted by a weaker yen and speculation of further monetary easing by the Bank of Japan aimed at kickstarting the world's third-largest economy.

 

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 53.58 points to 9,007.88 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section issues advanced 0.52 percent, or 3.90 points, to 747.17.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012

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