Japanese stocks are higher thanks to a weaker yen and gains in U.S. shares on Wall Street on Friday. Electronics and videogame stocks are leading the gains.
Renesas Electronics is up 3.6% and Nintendo is 3.2% higher. USD/JPY is at 148.18, up from 147.69 as of Friday's Tokyo stock market close. Investors are closely watching any developments related to the leadership election for the ruling Libe.
Source: Bloomberg
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