The advances, according to traders, were constrained by caution ahead of Friday’s release of the monthly US jobs report.
Stock changes
After reaching 27,399. 19 points, a level last recorded on September 21, the Nikkei index increased 0.7% to a closing level of 27,311. 30 points.
The larger Topix index increased 0.5% to 1922.47 points, climbing for a fourth straight day, and reaching a two-week high of 1930.47 points.
From a low of 25,621, the Nikkei increased.
96 on Monday—the highest point since June 20.
The Nikkei’s best-performing sector was the energy one, up 1.24 percent as oil prices reached multi-week highs.
Chip stocks, which rose 0. 94 percent on the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the United States overnight, also contributed significantly to the Nikkei’s advances.
Tokyo Electron, a manufacturer of chip-making machinery, increased by 2.76 percent, and Advantest, a rival company, increased by 2.91 percent.
Japan’s stock market rises to its highest level in two weeks.
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