text: Nikkei Opens Firmer on Exporters  TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.24 percent at  the open on Thursday as a recovery in the dollar helped  exporters, though trade was slow as investors awaited key  domestic economic data and earnings reports from companies such  as Rohm Co.
inputs: Nikkei Opens Firmer on Exporters  TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.24 percent at  the open on Thursday as a recovery in the dollar helped  exporters, though trade was slow as investors awaited key  domestic economic data and earnings reports from companies such  as Rohm Co.