Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St. gains after robust CoreWeave earnings
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday after overnight gains on Wall Street driven by stronger-than-expected earnings results from U.S.
Tokyo stocks kicked off the day on a high note on Wednesday following a robust performance on Wall Street, courtesy of impressive earnings from U.S. data center firm CoreWeave Inc. In the initial 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbed 25.67 points, or 0.04 percent, to 61,274.26 from the previous day. The broader Topix index also gained 20.78 points, or 0.53 percent, to 3,950.17.
Among the top gainers on the Prime Market were real estate, marine transportation, and chemical companies. At 9 a.m., the U.S. dollar was quoted at 159.73-75 yen, marking a slight dip from the 159.84-85 yen level observed at 4 p.m. in London and 158.87-89 yen at 5 p.m. the previous day in Tokyo. Meanwhile, the euro was traded at $1.1094-1.1095 and 177.22-24 yen, contrasting with the $1.1095-1.1096 and 177.35-37 yen levels in London and $1.1154-1.1156 and 177.21-25 yen in Tokyo late Wednesday. Notably, U.S. currency markets were shut for a public holiday on Wednesday.
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