Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning on the buying of exporter issues as the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar after stronger-than-expected U.S. labor market data reduced expectations of early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 154.33 points, or 0.46 percent, from Thursday to 33,442.62. The broader Topix index was up 13.40 points, or 0.56 percent, at 2,392.19.
On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers were led by securities house, real estate and bank issues.
