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Tokyo stocks up 0.47% by break

Tokyo stocks rose 0.47 percent Monday morning, extending gains after hitting a six-month high on Friday, as Japanese earnings season gets into full swing.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 72.42 points to 15,530.29 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section issues rose 0.42 percent, or 5.39 points, to 1,286.74.

Nissan is set to report later Monday with a slate of other blue-chip firms, including Sony and Japan Airlines, also publishing their financial results in the coming weeks.

Shares of camera and copier maker Canon rose 0.17 percent to 3,415.0 yen, while Sony gained 1.14 percent to 1,812.0 yen.

Canon on Thursday said its half-year net profit jumped 19.6 percent from the same period in 2013.

Isuzu Motors rose 2.69 percent to 707.7 yen following a report in the leading Nikkei business daily that said the company's operating profits likely outpaced market expectations.

The Nikkei "will likely test highs if more solid earnings results are confirmed," said Hideyuki Ishiguro, senior strategist for investment strategy at Okasan Securities.

Some retailers were up, with Fast Retailing climbing 1.52 percent to 33,250.0 yen.

In currency trading, the dollar was little changed at 101.81 yen, against 101.83 yen in New York on Friday.

Tokyo stocks jumped more than one percent to a six-month high Friday after a healthy US jobless claims report boosted the dollar against the yen, sending exporters higher.

However, Wall Street provided a soft lead following disappointing earnings, including from Amazon. The Dow slipped 0.72 percent and the S&P 500 dropped 0.48 percent after two straight record closes, while the Nasdaq lost 0.50 percent.

-- Dow Jones Newswires contributed to this story --