Tokyo shares gain ground in morning on higher oil prices

TOKYO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares gained ground on Tuesday morning with the Nikkei index hitting its highest intraday level since 1992 amid surging oil prices.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 185.33 points, or 0.82 percent, from Monday to 22,733.68, after briefly hitting the highest intraday level for over 25 years.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 10.19 points, or 0.57 percent, to 1,802.85.