Tokyo stocks bounce back in early trading
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks recovered Tuesday as buying was encouraged after the market lost more than 4 per cent the previous day.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average inched up 72.75 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 8,308.83.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 0.84 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 790.38.
On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar traded at 97.37-42 yen, up from Monday's 5 pm quote of 96.16-19 yen.
The euro traded at 1.3185-90 dollars, up from late Monday's quote of 1.3175-78 dollars, and at 128.42-47 yen, up from 126.72-76 yen. (dpa)
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