The Nikkei 225 closed the morning session at ¥61,816.72, up ¥997.36 from the previous day. With USD/JPY trading around ¥159.91, major indices were generally firm.
The Nikkei 225 stood at ¥61,816.72 at the morning session close, up ¥997.36 from the previous day. The market continued to show strong rebound momentum before the close.
In Tokyo foreign exchange trading, USD/JPY was around ¥159.91 as of 11:30 a.m., remaining at a firm level.
As market indicators, the Nikkei 225 was at ¥61,321.53, up ¥502.17 from the previous day, while the NY Dow was at $52,297.09, down $189.40. USD/JPY was trading at 159.88.