Tokyo stocks jump as weak yen boosts exporters amid U.S. election

TOKYO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks jumped on Wednesday as yen's depreciation boosted export-reliant Japanese shares while investors priced in a possible win for Republican nominee Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, went up 1,005.77 points, or 2.61 percent, to close at 39,480.67.

The yen had fallen to 154 per dollar