LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks opened higher Tuesday, with shares of exporters supported by further weakness in the yen against the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei Stock Average (JP:NIK) rose 62 points, or 0.4%, to 15,716.60, and the broader Topix gained 0.2%. The dollar on Monday bought more than ¥103 for the first time since May, bolstered by better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data. Shares of Mazda Motor Corp. (JP:7261) (MZDAF) paced advancers in the auto sector, with their climb of 2.1% adding to Monday's rise of 2.3%. Among tech names, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (JP:4901) (FUJIF) picked up 1.9%, TDK Corp. (JP:6762) (TTDKF) rose 1.2%. Financial issues, however, were mostly lower, with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (JP:8316) (SMFG) off 0.2%.
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