Overview
- By 10:00 JST, the Nikkei 225 stood at 50,396.82, up 52.72 points from the previous close.
- TOPIX was at 3,406.67 at 10:00, slipping 0.70 point and signaling narrower breadth than the headline index.
- The Nikkei had been up 153.27 points at 9:15 JST, indicating a pullback from early highs during the morning session.
- The yen traded at 155.88–89 per dollar around 10:00 in Tokyo, keeping pressure on the currency near the high-155 range.
- Sentiment drew support from New York’s latest advance, with U.S. equities extending gains on expectations of continued monetary easing.