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Japanese shares rose 1.44 per cent in early trade today as European leaders moved closer to forging a broad plan to contain the region’s debt crisis.
The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange climbed 124.69 points to 8,803.58 hours after European leaders voiced confidence about their progress towards a resolution of the problem.
The Topix of all first section shares also rose 1.14 per cent or 8.47 points to 752.68.
However, a lack of specific details from the eurozone talks has seen investors remain relatively cautious, said Mr Kenichi Hirano, operating officer at Tachibana Securities.
“Caution nevertheless remains as nothing concrete has yet been decided,” he said.
European leaders, including the French President, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, and the IMF chief, Ms Christine Lagarde, yesterday said “good progress” had been achieved on talks to overcome their debt crisis that has threatened the world economy.
However, they announced few concrete details, vowing to reveal all at a second summit on Wednesday.
Ahead of the weekend, optimists pushed up global shares on Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close up 267.01 points, or 2.31 per cent, to 11,808.79.
The broader S&P 500 added 1.88 per cent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1.49 per cent.
The market gains in Tokyo came despite the yen’s continued strength, which hurts Japan’s exporters. The currency hit a fresh record of 75.78 to the dollar during New York trade on Friday.
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