Japanese stocks soared 1.5 per cent Monday, topping the 10,000-level for the first time since the March 11 earthquake, after US President Barack Obama announced the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, DPA reported.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 154.46 points, or 1.57 per cent, to close at 10,004.2. The broader Topix index was up 13.7 points, or 1.61 per cent, at 865.55.
Tokyo stocks advanced furthered in the afternoon after Obama announced that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in Pakistan in a shootout with US operatives.
Both the Nikkei and the Topix opened higher after US stocks got a boost on Friday amid continued robust corporate performances from first-quarter earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.37 per cent.
The Wall Street rally helped lift Japanese exporters as the United States is a major market for export-reliant Japan.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange was closed Friday for a national holiday and it will be closed again from Tuesday to Thursday for national holidays.
On currency markets at 3 pm (0600 GMT), the dollar traded at 81.57-58 yen, little changed from Thursday's 5 pm quote of 81.58-60 yen.
The euro traded at 1.4793-4795 dollars, down from 1.4836-4838 dollars Thursday, and at 120.66-67 yen, down from 121-02-09 yen.
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