The Nikkei Stock Average finished at ¥60,459.58, up ¥1,684.08 from the previous day. The dollar-yen exchange rate had risen to the low ¥158 range as of 15:00.
The Nikkei Stock Average rose ¥1,684.08 from the previous day, closing at ¥60,459.58. Buying led the market, and the move was reported in a flash report at 15:30, the benchmark time for the trading session.
In the foreign exchange market at the same time, the dollar-yen rate was reported at around ¥158.01 as of 15:00, and exchange-rate movements were understood to have affected the market as a whole.