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1. Mid of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) logo being unveiled 2. Wide of audience clapping 3. Close up of logo 4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Atsushi Saito, CEO of the Japan Exchange Group: "By promoting IPO's (Initial Public Offerings), developing new products and through other endeavours, we want to expand our lineup of listed products that are attractive, and also work on expanding settlements and clearance of transactions. We will aim to be Asia's number one exchange, to become the chosen market of the world's investors." 5. Close up of the exchange bell being rung 6. Mid of a woman in kimono ringing bell 7. Cutaway of visitors taking a photograph 8. Mid of Tokyo Stock Exchange officials clapping, pull out to audience applauding 9. Wide of electronic exchange board 10. Close up of the Nikkei 225 figures 11. Mid of Nikkei and Topix figures 12. Wide of exchange employees posing in front of bell 13. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Akiko Ito, Japan Exchange Group employee: "The market just opened the year with a very high value, so I hope it would rally further, aiming higher to 11,000, or even 12,000 yen per share." 14. Wide of the exchange STORYLINE: Japan opened its stock exchange for the first time in 2013, ringing in the new years with triple digit gains on Friday after being closed for extended holidays. The benchmark Nikkei Average opening the year's trading at 10,604.50, up 209.32 from last year's close. Shares rose across the board as investors were relieved that lawmakers in the US passed a bill to avoid a combination of government spending cuts and tax increases called the "fiscal cliff," as well as hopes that the Bank of Japan may ease monetary policy further. Last year, Japanese stocks were weighed down by the yen's prolonged advance against the US dollar and a struggling economy marred by the earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 2011. The Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX) is the holding company of the Tokyo and Osaka bourses, launched on 1 January. The two bourses complement each other; the TSE dominates cash equity trading, while the OSE specialises in derivatives. By integrating trading systems, JPX estimates a saving of 7 billion yen (90.8 million US dollars). You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/2cdb73e1b1d10357d12dc3454f90d4c7 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork