Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as investors bought back battered shares following recent sell-offs.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 45.04 points, or 0.33 per cent, to close at 13,589.4.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 8.92 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 1,329.6.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 106.25-30 yen, down from Friday's 5 pm quote of 106.34-36 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.5790-95 dollars, up from Friday's 5 pm quote of 1.5743-44 dollars, and at 167.85-90 yen, up from 167.42-46 yen.