Tokyo stocks open higher as halt in yen's rise gives exporters a boost

TOKYO, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened marginally higher Friday as a halt in the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar helped improve investor sentiment and gave key exporter-linked issues a boost

As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 52.31 points, or 0.27 percent, from Thursday to 19,406.08.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 2.55 points, or 0.16 percent, to 1,594.75.

Pharmaceutical, iron and steel, and transportation equipment-related issues comprised those that gained the most in the opening minutes of trading in Tokyo.