The Nikkei 225 closed at ¥61,142.35, up ¥322.99 from the previous day. In afternoon market updates, dollar-yen was in the upper ¥159 range, while U.S. equity indicators cited the movement of the New York market.
The Nikkei 225 closed up ¥322.99 from the previous day at ¥61,142.35. The market ended the day's trading at this level, with developments in the U.S. market reported to have influenced trading.
As an external factor affecting the Tokyo market, dollar-yen traded in a range from the mid-to-upper ¥159s, while movements in the Dow Jones Industrial Average were said to have influenced the market as a whole.
Including late-session movements, market participants are expected to focus on corporate earnings and economic indicator releases from next week onward.