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On Monday, Tokyo stocks saw a significant decline in the opening moments, with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropping 647.28 points, or 1.64 percent, from Friday’s close to reach 38,876.27 within the first 15 minutes of trading.
Tokyo stocks experienced an uptick as the yen weakened, and positive earnings results propelled major companies’ shares, causing the Nikkei index to surpass the 37,000-point mark for the first time in 34 years.