Japanese Shares Up Tuesday Morning

This press release Japanese stocks rose Tuesday after a positive report to gain the world’s largest producer of oil, have added to Wall Street, despite the continuing political turmoil in Egypt.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 34.77 points, or 0.34 percent, to trade at 10,272.69 while the broader Topix index rose 3.42 points, or 0.38 percent, to 913.5. U.S. stocks got overnight as better than expected profits of ExxonMobil Corp.