The Tokyo Stock Exchange rose sharply on Monday morning after the Nikkei plunged at the end of last week, helped by a slight rally in the Nasdaq on Wall Street on Friday as long-term US interest rates paused.
The flagship Nikkei index climbed 2.06% to 29,563.64 points around 01:10 GMT, after slipping 3.99% on Friday amid concerns about rising bond yields.
The broad Topix index gained 1.58% to 1,893.91 points.
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"Japanese stocks rebound from a steep fall last week as US technology stocks" recovered on Friday, Monex's Toshiyuki Kanayama said in a note.
The New York Stock Exchange had a mixed close at the end of the week amid inflation fears, only the Nasdaq having slightly recovered from its losses the day before as the movement of rates on 10-year Treasury bills s calmed down a bit in the United States.