TOKYO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose from the bell Thursday morning as investor sentiment was bolstered by the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching the 20,000 threshold overnight and in doing so marking a new record.
As of 09:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 206.66 points, or 1.08 percent, from Wednesday to 19,264.16.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 16.95 points, or 1.11 percent, to 1,538.53.
With the exception of the mining sector, all industry categories advanced into positive territory, with securities, insurance and bank issues, comprising issues that rallied.
