Japan’s Nikkei finished unchanged yesterday, but it is making up for lost ground today, trading near its session high with a gain of 0.84% heading into the lunch hour.
Japanese investors are reacting to the overnight strength on Wall Street combined with a much weaker Yen versus the U.S. dollar yesterday.
The morning’s gain has seen the Nikkei retake the 18,000 level, with major Japanese export companies leading the charge higher.
The USD/JPY traded at the