Japan's Nikkei hits multi-month peak on Wall Street boost, weaker yen
Updates with prices as of 0600 GMT
By Brigid Riley
TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average rose above the 40,000-point level on Tuesday, to touch a three-month high, as Wall Street's strong finish overnight and a weaker yen buoyed investor sentiment.
The Nikkei .N225 hit 40,257.34, its highest since July 18, after Japanese markets reopened following a public holiday on Monday.
The benchmark index eased in the afternoon to close 0.8% higher at 39,910.55, securing a fourth straight session of gains. The broader Topix .TOPX rose 0.6% to end at 2,723.57.
Wall Street ended higher on Monday, with both the S&P 500 .SPX and Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI posting fresh record finishes.
Shares of AI darling Nvidia NVDA.O rose to a record close as semiconductor stocks outperformed. .N
That helped lift Japan's chip-related shares, with heavyweights Tokyo Electron 8035.T and Advantest 6857.T rising 4.5% and 3.4%, respectively.
AI-focused startup investor SoftBank 9984.T, whose subsidiary Arm Holdings ARM.O climbed overnight, surged 5.8%.
Lasertec Corp 6920.T rose 6.6%, the most on the index.
Japanese equities were also supported by a softer yen, which tends to boost exporters' overseas earnings when repatriated.
The yen was not far off Monday's low of 149.98 per U.S. dollar, its lowest level since early August. FRX/
Along with the weaker yen, which is expected to have benefited Japanese firms this quarter, some companies like Fast Retailing 9983.T have set a positive tone by posting record earnings, said Sean Teo, a sales trader at Saxo Singapore.
"We might see this trend continue throughout the earnings season," although U.S. corporate earnings may face challenges due to a still high-interest rate environment, he said.
Energy-related shares fell to the bottom of the pack, with ENEOS Holdings 5020.T down 4.7% and Inpex 1605.T losing 3.3% after oil extended its declines to a third straight session.
Reporting by Brigid Riley; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Subhranshu Sahu and Savio D'Souza
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