Tokyo stocks advance in morning on rising hopes of U.S. easing ban on Huawei

TOKYO, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks extended gains Tuesday morning as sentiment was bolstered by Wall Street's advance overnight and on rising hopes that Huawei Technologies Co. will see trade restrictions eased by the United States

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 201.25 points, or 0.94 percent, from Monday to 21,618.04.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 11.98 points, or 0.77 percent, at 1,568.35.

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