Japanese stocks rose in Friday morning trading following overnight gains on Wall Street with some high-tech shares leading the advance.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 94.13 points, or 1 per cent, to trade at 9,529.14 while the broader Topix index was up 4.12 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 858.07.
Tokyo stocks opened higher with high-tech shares getting a boost after the U.S. technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index soared 1.41 per cent Thursday.
On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar traded at 81.02-03 yen, up from Thursday’s 5 pm quote of 80.86-87 yen.
The euro traded at 1.4168-171 dollars, up from 1.4071-072 dollars Thursday, and at 114.80-83 yen, up from 113.78-82 yen.
