Nikkei climbs 1.4 percent
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.
Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent on Thursday, with stocks hit across the board after a warning from a banking analyst prompted a sell-off in US financial shares.