AlQa'dah 18, 1433, Oct 4, 2012, SPA -- Japanese stocks climbed Thursday morning after a four-day losing streak as market sentiment was lifted by a weakened yen and overnight gains on Wall Street, dpa reported. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 53.89 points, or 0.62 per cent, to trade at 8,800.76 at the end of the morning session at 11:30 am (0230 GMT). The broader-based Topix index was up 6.4 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 733.79. Exporters, especially carmakers, were bolstered by the yen's fall against major currencies. A weaker yen makes Japanese products less expensive overseas and improves repatriated earnings. Shares in Nissan Motor Co surged 4.33 per cent, Honda Motor Co gained 3.01 per cent, Toyota Motor Corp jumped 3 per cent, Hitachi Ltd put on 2.1 per cent and Advantest Corp was up 0.54 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.09 per cent Wednesday as a measure of US privat- sector job growth rose more than forecast. On currency markets at 11:30 am in Tokyo, the dollar traded at 78.56-58 yen, up from Wednesday's 5 pm quote of 78.19-21 yen. The euro was quoted at 101.50-55 yen, up from 100.95-99 yen late Wednesday, and at 1.2920-2922 dollars, up from 1.2911-2913 dollars.
