Tokyo bourse's Prime section debuts with 1,839 companies

Two-thirds of top tier blue chips manage gains on first day of overhaul

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The Tokyo Stock Exchange has overhauled its grouping of shares for the first time in six decades. (Source photo by Ken Kobayashi)

SAKI MASUDA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange overhauled its grouping of shares for the first time in six decades on Monday, seeking to attract overseas investors by offering a top tier of 1,839 blue chips that clear tougher hurdles for corporate governance than the old first section.

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