TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened more than three percent higher Monday on the back of a weaker yen and after modest US jobs data boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve will not reel in its stimulus programme.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which lost 6.5 percent last week, was up 3.30 percent to 13,302.75 in the first few minutes of trading.

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