Tokyo stocks up 0.39 percent by break

TOKYO–Tokyo stocks cast off early losses to finish Friday morning’s session up 0.39 percent as the yen lost more ground against the dollar, despite a weak lead from Wall Street.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 61.30 points to 15,970.50 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.26 percent, or 3.43 points, to 1,314.67.