TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose on Monday morning, extending three straight sessions of gains as a weaker yen and hopes the government would delay a consumption tax hike lifted sentiment.

Japanese media said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would delay a planned sales tax hike over concerns it could damage the already fragile economy.

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