The Nikkei Average was up ¥1,460 and was trading at 69,699.01 as of 14:17, up 1,389.55 points from the previous day. Major indicators tracking stock market movements also rose during the same period.
The Nikkei Average was up ¥1,460 and was trading at 69,699.01 as of 14:17, up 1,389.55 points from the previous day. The Nikkei reached an intraday high, but there was also a view that profit-taking selling was observed at higher levels toward the end of the session.
USD/JPY stood at 157.97 as of 14:16, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 51,176.96, up 250.40 points, and the Shanghai Composite was at 3,842.19, up 11.74 points. Major markets overall remained in positive territory.