The Nikkei Average opened the afternoon session at ¥68,757.00, up ¥1,232.94 from the previous day, while the dollar-yen pair in the Tokyo market was around ¥159.46 as of 12:30 p.m.
The Nikkei Average opened the afternoon session up ¥1,232.94 from the previous day at ¥68,757.00.
At the same time, the dollar-yen pair was generally in the upper ¥159 range, with developments in the US-Japan foreign exchange market also drawing attention.
The day's market movements remain limited to opening-session information at this point, and subsequent updates will show how the Nikkei and dollar-yen pair develop.