Tokyo's main index snaps three days of losses to start the week

  • Session high 23,833.27
  • Session low 23,685.02

The index opened with a gap up following positive sentiment in equities after US stocks ended Friday on a positive note once again. It then gave up most of its gains but still closed the day higher.

Asian equities remained buoyed by the sentiment surrounding US equities, as most major indices in Asia are posting gains on the day:

  • Hang Seng +0.77%
  • Kospi +0.34%
  • Shanghai Composite -0.40%
  • CSI 300 +0.18%
  • ASX 200 +0.12%