Tokyo shares up at break as yen falls

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TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning as the yen’s fall to three-month lows against the dollar triggered buying of shares in exporters.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.52 percent, or 90.10 points, to 17,426.52 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.45 percent, or 6.22 points, to 1,388.23.