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Tokyo stocks rise 0.79% by break

Tokyo stocks rose 0.79 percent Friday morning, helped by the dollar's rise against the yen and strong gains on Wall Street.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 119.33 points to 15,258.29 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares gained 0.70 percent, or 8.57 points, to 1,240.91.