Stock market: Tokyo, opening higher (+0.74%) - Breaking news. The Nikkei recorded an increase of 0.74%, to 38,545.88 and a gain of 283 points.
On the exchange rate front, the Japanese currency depreciated against the dollar, at 150.40, and against the euro at 162.80. The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins trading on the rise, despite the mixed closing of the US stock indices, supported by the new weakness of the yen.