Japanese stocks surge 2.5 percent
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Japanese stocks surged Wednesday as investors gave new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a vote of confidence that he will carry on economic reforms. Wall Street's overnight gains also buoyed the market.
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Tokyo stocks finished sharply higher Monday, fueled by Wall Street&#39;s gains last week. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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Japanese stocks rose Friday for a second session, supported by stronger-than-expected machinery orders and overnight gains on Wall Street.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.62 percent  by midsession on Thursday as investors, cheered by a jump in  U.S. stocks, bought a broad range of shares including those  they had avoided recently due partly to doubts about U.S.  demand.
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Japanese stocks jumped Friday after a three-day decline, aided by Wall Street's overnight rally, as investors bought technology stocks like Fanuc and shipping and trading company shares.
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Japanese stocks rebounded sharply Thursday, led by blue-chip exporters like Toyota and Canon as the yen weakened.
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Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.49 percent to a  five-week closing high on Tuesday as growing optimism about the  domestic economic outlook buoyed small-cap stocks, but recent  gainers like miners fell on profit-taking.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.42 percent  by midsession on Wednesday and was poised to hit a five-month  closing high for the second straight day as a rally in U.S.  stocks inspired buying.
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The dollar hit a 5- month high against  the yen on Monday as investors dumped the Japanese currency  after it failed to hold on to gains following the BOJ tankan  survey, which showed confidence at big manufacturers hitting a  two-year high.
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Japan's Nikkei average surged to its  highest close in four weeks on Friday as hopes for a seasonal  year-end rally and the imminent inclusion of oil and gas  developer INPEX Corp. into the TOPIX index spurred buying in a  wide range of stocks.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.12 percent to a 7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by gains in financial shares as investors saw chances of more industry consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.
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Japan's Nikkei share average rose half a  percent to its highest close in five months on Tuesday after  the release of economic data that supported views that Japan's  economic slowdown would be temporary.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday after two days of declines as investors bought steel, auto and trading company shares.
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Japan's benchmark stock index rose more than 2 percent Thursday as traders were encouraged by rising shares in other Asian markets and bought real estate and bank issues.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose more than 1  percent to a 2-1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  Wall Street gains and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.
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The Tokyo stock market's main index surged on Friday, as investors bought real estate and bank shares on the back of Wall Street's rise, giving Japanese equities a firm tone for the fifth straight session. The dollar was lower against the yen and euro.
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Healthy company results and outlooks lifted Japanese shares on Tuesday and stocks elsewhere in Asia hit a record, while the yen was supported ahead of a Group of Seven meeting this weekend.