Tokyo stocks advance in morning as mood buoyed by Wall Street's gains

TOKYO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Wednesday morning as buying was spurred by Wall Street's overnight rally, which saw three indexes close at record highs.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 45.05 points, or 0.22 percent, from Tuesday to 20,659.12.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 4.13 points, or 0.25 percent, to 1,688.59.

Iron and steel, insurance, and electric power and gas-linked issues comprised those that advanced the most by the morning break.