On Friday morning, 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.
As reported by Kyodo News, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average saw an increase of 166.63 points, equivalent to 0.45 percent, reaching 37,029.91 from the previous day.
Meanwhile, the broader Topix index showed a marginal decrease of 0.43 points or 0.02 percent, settling at 2,562.20. Both the Nikkei and Topix briefly attained their highest intraday levels since February 1990, according to WAM.
