Tokyo stocks open up 0.98%.

Tokyo stocks opened 0.98 percent higher on Thursday after European and US bourses posted solid gains on the eve of closely watched European Union summit talks.

Tokyo stocks opened 0.98 percent higher on Thursday after European and US bourses posted solid gains on the eve of closely watched European Union summit talks.

The euro weakened in Asia on Wednesday while the yen got a boost as traders moved into the safe haven owing to their low expectations for a European Union summit this week.
The euro slipped against other currencies in Asia on Monday as market players awaited a European Union summit meeting to see whether leaders will make progress on containing the debt crisis.