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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks advanced Monday morning as investors snapped up technology and exporter blue chips following Wall Street's gains last week and the dollar's strength against the yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 213.89 points, or 1.30 percent, to end morning trade at 16,674.957 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The index on Friday climbed 3.6 percent, to 16,460.68 — its highest close since Sept. 8, 2000.
Gainers included tech issues such as Advantest Corp. and Canon Inc., as well as automakers Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.
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