Tokyo stocks rise sharply in morning on robust machinery order data

TOKYO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning as robust machinery orders for July, a key advance indicator for corporate capital spending in Japan, bolstered investor sentiment, while concerns eased about tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 266.54 points, or 1.38 percent, from Friday to 19,541.36.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 21.64 points, or 1.36 percent, to 1,615.18.

Insurance, electric appliance and rubber product-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the morning break.