A man walks past an electronic board showing the stock index in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 4, 2014. Tokyo stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index ending 4.18 percent lower, hitting the lowest closing level since last October. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dived 610.66 points, from Monday at 14,008.47, its lowest finish since Oct. 8. (Xinhua/Stringer)
Tokyo stocks opened modestly higher on Wednesday morning as data showing Japan logged its first trade surplus in 33 months in March boosted investor sentiment. A man walks past an electronic board showing the stock index in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 4, 2014. Tokyo stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index ending 4.18 percent lower, hitting the lowest closing level since last October. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dived 610.66 points, from Monday at 14,008.47, its lowest finish since Oct. 8. (Xinhua/Stringer)
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei was up 103.42 points, or 0. 52 percent, from Tuesday to 20,012.51.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 7.19 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,616. 07.
Major gainers included bank, brokerage and insurance issues. Enditem
