Tokyo stocks up 1.15% by break

Tokyo stocks climbed 1.15 percent on Tuesday morning, boosted by a weaker yen and gains on Wall Street as last week`s soft US jobs data tempered expectations for a US interest rate hike.

Tokyo stocks climbed 1.15 percent on Tuesday morning, boosted by a weaker yen and gains on Wall Street as last week`s soft US jobs data tempered expectations for a US interest rate hike.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange climbed 222.39 points to 19,620.37 while the Topix index of all first-section issues was up 1.19 percent, or 18.62 points, at 1,579.33.

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