Tokyo shares ended the morning session higher Friday with its benchmark Nikkei index hitting a five-month high, tracing the overnight gains in the U.S. market boosted by a report on upbeat U.S. job data for June.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 92.31 points, or 0.60 percent, from Thursday to 15,440.60, after hitting 15,490.37, its highest intraday level since Jan. 23.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange edged up 6.48 points, or 0.51 percent, at 1, 285.07.
Gainers were led by nonferrous metal, brokerage, and pulp and paper shares.