Japan market summary for Tuesday (Oct. 9)
Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +94.86 (+0.6%) to 17,159.90
Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +70 (+0.4%) to 17,200, Singapore (SGX) +90 (+0.5%) to 17,200, Chicago (CME) *10/8 -25 (-0.1%) to 17,290
TOPIX: +3.15 (+0.2%) to 1,660.06; Advancers 1,055 x decliners 556 (unch. 111), New highs 33 x new lows 11; 19/33 sectors posted gains
Jasdaq: +17.37 (+0.9%) to 1,901.92
Yen: weakened 0.6% against US$ to 117.20 level late in Tokyo; weakened 0.1% against euro to 164.65 level
Notes: Recent bullishness continues for emerging indices MOTHERS and HERCULES, up 2.8% and 3.8%, respectively. Larger caps traded strong in early activity, but gave back some gains in the afternoon session. Sentiment has improved with the 25-day A/D line back over 100 for the TOPIX 1st Section.

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