TOKYO STOCKS OPEN HIGH ON MONDAY OVER EARNING REPORTS FROM OCT.-DEC.

Highlights –

• Tokyo Stocks open high on Monday over earnings reports from Oct.-Dec.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 135.98 points.
• Topix index of all First Sections issues on the TSE was up 3.82 points.
• Stock issues gained in companies led by pharmaceutical, electric power and gas, and service.

Expectations of an improvement in the October-Decemb....