Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed more than 1% on Monday, reaching 39,000 points for the first time in a month, buoyed by a record closing high on Wall Street that continued to bolster positive investor sentiment.
By the midday break, the Nikkei had risen 1.44% to 39,346.92, marking the first time it had entered the psychologically significant 39,000-point range since 15 April.
The broader Topix index also saw an increase, rising 1.21% to 2,778.89.
Global market sentiment was bolstered by higher prospects of US rate cuts this year, following a milder inflation report last week. This led several Wall Street indexes to secure weekly gains, which in turn provided a favourable environment for Japanese equities. “Stock prices have been supported as rate cut expectations are being revived,” commented Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management.
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