"Investors may be buying on expectations the U.S. and Europe may ease monetary policy"
- Ayako Sera, a market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
Japanese stocks climbed for a third day on Tuesday amid rumours the ECB and the Fed may ease monetary policy.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.69 per cent, or 59.62 points, to 8,695.06. The broader Topix Index rose 0.62 per cent, or 4.57, to 736.31.
"Investors may be buying on expectations the U.S. and Europe may ease monetary policy," said Ayako Sera, a market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
"Japanese stock prices are lagging those in the U.S. and Europe, so this may be driving the market."
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