Among the best performers on the benchmark index, SoftBank Group rose 4.0%, Rakuten Group added 2.8% and Sumitomo Electric Industries was up 2.5%. Yen weakness, which typically benefits the overseas earnings of Japanese exporters when repatriated to Japan, may also have aided the local stock market.
Nikkei Closes Higher Amid Wall Street's Solid Gains, Yen Weakness
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