Tokyo Stock Exchange opens higher, + 0.87%

(ANSA) - TOKYO, APRIL 27 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts the first session of the week with the plus sign pending the outcome of the meeting of the Central Bank of Japan (Boj), with the probable announcement of a further expansion of the easy-going monetary policy to face the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nikkei advanced 0.87% to 19,428.94, adding 166 points. On the currency market, the yen interrupts the appreciation phase, and trades at 107.50 on the dollar, and on the euro at 116.20.