Pedestrians walk in front of a quotation board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo March 26, 2020. — AFP pic
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.19 per cent, or 259.17 points, at 21,969.17 in early trade, while the broader Topix index gained 1.04 per cent, or 15.62 points, to 1,511.68. The dollar fetched ¥105.83 in early Asian trade, against ¥105.88 in New York and ¥104.28 in Tokyo late Friday.