Tokyo - The Tokyo stock market ended Wednesday morning's session higher on Wall Street's overnight gains and the US dollar's strength against the yen.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 257.07 points, or 2.82 per cent, to 9,371.67.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 41.18 points, or 4.52 per cent, at 951.88.

The gains were seen after US stocks soared Tuesday in their largest presidential election day rally since 1984 with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 3.28 per cent and the broader Standard and Poor's 500 Index up 4.08 per cent.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT) in Tokyo, the dollar was quoted at 99.77-99.82 yen, up from Tuesday's 5 pm quote of 99.10-12 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.2978-83 dollars, up from Tuesday's 5 pm quote of 1.2641-43 dollars, and at 129.53-58 yen, up from 125.27-31 yen.

A weaker yen makes Japanese exporters' good cheaper overseas and increases their overseas earnings. (dpa)