Tokyo stocks up at break after new records on Wall Street

People walk outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) through Manhattan’s financial district in New York City.

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning after Wall Street powered to new records, with investor sentiment buoyed by strong US manufacturing data.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.77 percent, or 157.45 points, to 20,558.23 by the break while the broader Topix index gained 0.45 percent, or 7.52 points, to 1,681.14.

(Agence France-Presse).