The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended up 1.16% Tuesday for the fourth straight session, the correct number of U.S. household spending has increased export values.
The Nikkei gained 102.55 points to 8,953.90 and the Topix, broader took 8.47 points (1.12%) to 767.30.
The announcement of a merger between two of the largest Greek banks also contributed to the upward trend, but the Nikkei index has remained below 9,000 points due to lingering fears surrounding the U.S. economy.However, it touched a session high of 8992.86 on.
"To be able to rise above 9000 this week, we would need evidence that recent U.S. gains are not temporary," said Kenichi Hirano, director of Tachibana Securities.
Consumer spending of U.S. households rose 0.8% in July, more than expected (consensus + O, 5%), thanks to a recovery vehicle purchases.
Market participants explained that Japanese institutional investors were betting again on export values, but many foreign investors preferred to wait for other indicators that more clearly to remove the specter of a U.S. recession.
Toyota Motor has been 0.22%, Honda and Nissan 0.95% 0.74%.
On the side of consumer electronics, Sony jumped 3.54% to 2.11% and Toshiba.
Financial stocks also performed well, making Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 1.8%, 0.88% Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2.19%.