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TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street’s Friday rally. The Nikkei added 0.8% to 39,017.32 as of 0209 GMT.

The broader Topix rose 0.7%.

Big tech names supported the Nikkei’s rise, with chip-testing equipment maker Advantest soaring 4% to be the index’s top performer.

Chip-making machinery giant Tokyo Electron firmed 1.6%.

Wall Street’s three main indexes advanced 1% or more on Friday after a benign reading of US inflation saw traders raise bets for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next year.

The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index outperformed with a 1.5% jump.

US S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% on Monday.

The auto sub-index was the top performer among the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s 33 industry groups, climbing 1.7%. Toyota was up 2.2%.

Japan’s Nikkei rises as tech shares gain

The carmakers’ rally came despite a rebound in the yen from a five-month low to the US dollar on Friday, although at 156.40 yen per US dollar, the Japanese currency remained more than 1% below where it started the day on Thursday.

A weak local currency increases the value of overseas sales.

Equity sentiment was also supported by the passage of spending legislation in the US Congress on Saturday, averting a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

The Nikkei has climbed 2.2% so far in December, putting it on track for a 16.7% rally this year.

The last trading day of the year in Japan will be Dec. 30.

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