Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, though advances were limited as investors locked in gains a day after the key Japanese indexes closed at 34-year highs.
In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 188.09 points, or 0.51 percent, from Monday to 36,735.04. The broader Topix index was up 10.89 points, or 0.43 percent, at 2,555.81.
On the top-tier Prime Market, gainers were led by precision instrument, pharmaceutical and marine transportation issues.
At 9 a.m., the U.S. dollar fetched 148.11-14 yen compared with 148.05-15 yen in New York and 148.04-05 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Monday.
The euro was quoted at $1.0876-0880 and 161.08-18 yen against $1.0878-0888 and 161.15-25 yen in New York and $1.0897-0898 and 161.32-36 yen in Tokyo late Monday afternoon.
