Tokyo shares open higher on US recovery hopes
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Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as investors cheered strong US jobs data released on Friday that boosted general optimism for a US economic recovery.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.74 percent, or 222.06 points, to 30,076.06, while the broader Topix index gained 0.40 percent, or 7.81 points, to 1,979.43.