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| - Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday supported by rallies on Wall Street with investors eyeing the final US presidential election debate. The benchmark Nikkei index advanced 0.36 percent or 85.13 points to 23,559.40 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.37 percent or 6.06 points at 1,625.85. "Japanese shares are seen starting with gains on rallies in US stocks," Toshiyuki Kanayama, senior market analyst at Monex, said in a commentary. Investors are "paying attention to a US presidential election debate between President (Donald) Trump and Democratic candidate (Joe) Biden", he added. The dollar fetched 104.87 yen in early Asian trade, against 104.90 yen in New York. In Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was up 3.57 percent at 2,303.5 yen after it failed to confirm reports it will suspend development of its long-awaited regional jet after years of pushing back the commercial rollout of Mitsubishi SpaceJet, formerly known as MRJ. Among other shares, Uniqlo casual wear operator Fast Retailing was up 1.20 percent at 73,250 yen, construction machine maker Komatsu was up 0.55 percent at 2,465.5 yen, and Canon was up 0.92 percent at 1,702 yen. Japan's core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food, was down 0.3 percent year-on-year in September, against market expectations of minus 0.4 percent, according to official data released before the opening bell. On Wall Street, the Dow ended up 0.5 percent at 28,363.66. kh/kaf/jah
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