TOKYO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday after the yen pulled back from a four-month peak and lifted export-related electronics and auto issues.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 483.94 points, or 1.50 percent, from Friday at 32,791.80.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 34.08 points, or 1.47 percent, higher at 2,358.55.
The yen's retreat from Thursday's four-month high against the U.S. dollar helped lift sentiment raised by stronger-than-expected U.S. November nonfarm payrolls data that the world's largest economy could avoid a recession, and the Fed may stick to its monetary tightening policy for a while, analysts said.
Market players here said with the yen strengthening trend seen last week likely to have calmed, the return of a weakening yen is having a positive effect on Japanese stocks.
Among export-heavy shares, Honda Motor climbed 36.5 yen, or 2.5 percent, to 1,494.5 yen, while Sony Group added 245 yen, or 1.9 percent, to 13,015 yen. ■
