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(GNN) - TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.28 percent higher on Thursday after the blue-chip Dow index powered to a new record on Wall Street thanks to robust US company earnings.
The Nikkei 225 index gained 43.57 points to 15,422.87 at the start. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a record high Wednesday as strong Intel earnings and a new IBM venture with Apple boosted the blue-chip index.
The 30-issue Dow jumped 0.45 percent to 17,138.20 while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.42 percent to 1,981.57.The dollar was firm after a US Federal Reserve report said economic activity continued to pick up steam across the world´s largest economy.
The greenback was changing hands at 101.64 yen in early Asian trade Thursday compared with 101.69 yen in New York Wednesday afternoon.
The euro bought $1.3527 and 137.49 yen against $1.3524 and 137.55 yen in US trade.
The 30-issue Dow jumped 0.45 percent to 17,138.20 while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.42 percent to 1,981.57.The dollar was firm after a US Federal Reserve report said economic activity continued to pick up steam across the world´s largest economy.
The greenback was changing hands at 101.64 yen in early Asian trade Thursday compared with 101.69 yen in New York Wednesday afternoon.
The euro bought $1.3527 and 137.49 yen against $1.3524 and 137.55 yen in US trade.
