Overview

• At 9:15 a.m. JST, the Nikkei 225 stood at 45,636.08, up 590.27 yen from the prior close.
• The TOPIX was 3,174.37 at the same time, a rise of 26.69 points.
• The dollar was quoted at ¥147.89–147.97 at 6:00 a.m., then around ¥148.14–148.16 by 10:00 a.m.
• Regional outlets including Chunichi Shimbun and Nishinippon reported these intraday snapshots of equities and foreign exchange.
• The euro was at ¥173.68–173.92 at 6:00 a.m., up ¥0.43 from the prior day’s reading.