Tokyo stocks advance in morning on Wall Street's strong rebound
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TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Thursday morning as the market mood was buoyed by Wall Street's sharp rebound overnight after former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's strong showing in the Super Tuesday contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 199.50 points, or 0.95 percent, from Wednesday to 21,299.56.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 13.89 points, or 0.92 percent, to 1,516.39.

Electric power and gas, pharmaceutical and miscellaneous product-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the morning break.