Tokyo stocks up by break despite Japan GDP downgrade
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning after Wall Street powered to fresh records, despite Japan revising down its economic growth estimate for the third quarter.
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.82 percent, or 152.34 points, to sit at 18,649.03 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.78 percent, or 11.69 points, to 1,502.31.