Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday as technology shares tracked advances by their U.S. counterparts overnight.
In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 416.41 points, or 1.17 percent, from Thursday to 35,882.58. The broader Topix index was up 14.67 points, or 0.59 percent, at 2,506.76.
On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers were led by precision instrument, metal product and electric appliance issues.
At 9 a.m., the U.S. dollar fetched 148.12-13 yen compared with 148.10-20 yen in New York and 147.76-78 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The euro was quoted at $1.0878-0882 and 161.12-20 yen against $1.0871-0881 and 161.00-10 yen in New York and $1.0887-0888 and 160.87-91 yen in Tokyo late Thursday afternoon.
