TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday as exporters received a boost from a weaker yen against the dollar after the US Federal Reserve kept alive the chance of a December interest rate hike. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index rose 0.80 percent, or 162.10 points, to 20,472.56 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.70 percent, or 11.62 points, at 1,679.54. The US central bank concluded a two-day meeting […]