The Nikkei rose for the third consecutive day and recovered to the ¥67,000 range after US NVIDIA's earnings were well received.
Expectations are spreading that NVIDIA, a major US semiconductor company, received a favorable market response to its earnings, prompting buying to return across global markets. Japanese markets also opened with buying in response, and major stock indexes held in positive territory versus the previous day as trading progressed.
The Nikkei Stock Average recovered to the ¥67,000 range at the close, finishing higher than the previous day. Attention is now focused on the outlook, which will depend on investor activity and the earnings results of other companies.