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Japanese stocks rallied on Wednesday after Wall Street hit a record closing-high on the back of data pointing to rapid momentum in the US economy, which boosted the risk appetite and lent weight to last week’s positive assessment by the Federal Reserve.
The Nikkei benchmark gained 1.2 per cent in thin trade to 17,854.23, its highest close since December 8 and its fifth straight day of gains.
Japanese markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday.
Exporters performed strongly on the back of a weaker yen, which fell through the 120 mark against the dollar.
Toyota Motor Corp gained 1.6 per cent, while Panasonic added 1.5 percent.
The broader Topix added 0.9 per cent to 1,426.02, while the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 also gained 0.9 per cent to 12,955.65.
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