Nikkei rises above 12,000, first time in 4-1/2 years
Japan's Nikkei share average rose above 12,000 on Thursday for the first time in 4-1/2 years, with risk appetite supported by a record high on Wall Street and the prospect of Japan soon adopting an aggressive reflationary monetary policy.
Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.4 percent on Monday for the benchmark's biggest one-day gain in over a week, but market players said further rises would be held in check by the yen's continued strength against the dollar.