Tokyo shares up 0.87 percent by break

TOKYO: Tokyo shares rose 0.87 percent Thursday morning after another strong performance on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 ended at a fresh high.

The headline Nikkei 225 index added 130.14 points to 15,076.46 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was 0.58 percent, or 7.06 points, higher at 1,218.42.