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Tokyo stocks up at break as tax hike delay hopes lift mood

Tokyo stocks rose on Monday morning, extending three straight sessions of gains as a weaker yen and hopes the government would delay a consumption tax hike lifted sentiment.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 0.89 percent, or 150.36 points, to 16,985.20, while the Topix index of all first-section shares gained 0.74 percent, or 9.98 points, to 1,359.91.