The exporter-heavy Nikkei 225 rose 1.6% after the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey showed increased corporate confidence.
Trading was also thinned by a market holiday in Hong Kong, while mainland China had been shut since Friday for the Golden Week holiday, which runs until the end of this week. “A sense of reduced uncertainty is likely to drive a small relief in markets,” but “market volatility is likely to remain elevated as investors wait for the next catalyst, which is likely to be top-tier data.”
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