(ANSA) - TOKYO, 09 SEPT - The Tokyo Stock Exchange opens the last session of the week up, driven by the positive closing on Wall Street and with investors in Japan who monitor the trend of the yen after yesterday's meeting in August, regulation and the Bank of Japan to discuss the implications of currency devaluation and possible intervention.
At the start of trading, the Nikkei rose 0.49% to 28.203.82, adding 138 points.
On the foreign exchange market, the Japanese currency retreated slightly from its 24-year low on the dollar, to a level of 143.80, and trades at 144.10 against the euro.
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