TOKYO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, as exporter shares attracted buying on a weaker yen, while the market cautiously waited for key U.S. inflation data due out later in the day.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 218.40 points, or 0.55 percent, from Monday at 39,678.02.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 2.50 points, or 0.09 percent, higher at 2,825.31.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond briefly hit 1.595 percent, the highest level since October 2008, on speculation that a potential defeat of the ruling coalition at Sunday's House of Councillors election could lead to fiscal expansion policies that will further deteriorate the nation's financial health, analysts said.
On the stock market, some export-oriented machinery and electronics shares were lifted by the yen's depreciation. However, the market was mostly directionless throughout the day as many investors were cautious ahead of the release of the U.S. consumer price index for June and Japan's upcoming national election. ■
