Tokyo stocks climbed sharply higher Thursday morning, as Wall Street's strong showing overnight following Republican Donald Trump's presidential election victory.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surged 927.33 points, or 5.71 percent, from Wednesday to 17,178.87.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, jumped 67.40 points, or 5.18 percent, to 1,368.56.
Comprising insurance, banking and security-linked stocks, every industry category had advanced into positive territory by the morning break.
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