Tokyo stocks advance in morning on Wall Street's gains

TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Wednesday morning tracking gains on Wall Street overnight with investors relieved about potentially easing global trade tensions.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 154.71 points, or 0.68 percent, from Tuesday to 22,968.18.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 12.78 points, or 0.74 percent, at 1,744.41.

Marine transportation, nonferrous metal and precision instrument-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the morning break.