Japanese stocks climbed after the S&P 500's advance since an October low surpassed 20%, the marker of a bull market.
The Topix rose 0.8% to 2,208.80 as of 9:01 a.m. Tokyo time, while the Nikkei 225 advanced 0.9% to 31,923.83.
Sony contributed the most to the Topix's gain, increasing 1.2%. Out of 2,156 stocks in the index, 1,692 rose and 213 fell, while 251 were unchanged.
Shares gained after a jump in US jobless claims to the highest since October 2021 showed the labor market is starting to show signs of cooling.
Recent US employment data "reinforces the view that interest rate hikes could be skipped at the June FOMC meeting," said Nobuhiko Kuramochi, a market strategist at Mizuho Securities.
Source : Bloomberg
