Business News

TOKYO, Aug 8, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened slightly
higher on Tuesday, backed by confidence in the US economy as Wall Street pushed to fresh records.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.06 percent, or 12.60 points,
to 20,068.49 in the first few minutes while the Topix index of all first-section issues was up 0.12 percent, or 2.02 points, at 1,641.29.