The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.71 per cent or 206.08 points at 29,380.23 in early trade, while the broader Topix index gained 0.40 per cent or 7.97 points to 1,998.15. — Reuters picTOKYO, March 23 ― Tokyo stocks opened higher today with investors taking heart from Wall Street rallies as bond yields pulled back from recent highs.
US stocks pushed higher as bond yields eased, with the Dow ending up 0.3 per cent at 32,731.20 and the tech-rich Nasdaq closing up 1.2 per cent. Marubeni slipped 0.45 per cent to ¥947.5 after a report said a project to build a hydropower plant in northern Myanmar in which the trading firm is participating was suspended following the coup in the country.
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