Might be worth watching today.

Nikkei climbs to 1-month high in choppy trade

Mon Jul 1, 2013 7:25am BST
TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average climbed 1.3
percent to a one-month high on Monday as investors were
encouraged by the index's resilience in holding off early rounds
of profit-taking.

The benchmark Nikkei ended 175.18 points higher at
13,852.50, gaining for a third day in a row - its longest
winning streak since May.

The broader Topix index advanced 1.5 percent to
1,150.70 in subdued trade, with 2.48 billion shares changing
hands.

Japan big manufacturers' mood turns positive - BOJ tankan

TOKYO | Mon Jul 1, 2013 7:49am BST
(Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' sentiment turned positive in the three months to June for the first time in nearly two years, a closely-watched central bank survey showed, a sign the recent market turbulence has yet to hurt the feel-good mood created by the government's reflationary policies.

Robust private consumption also lifted service-sector sentiment, boding well for the Bank of Japan's plan to end 15 years of grinding deflation and achieve its 2 percent inflation target in two years through aggressive monetary stimulus.

FTSE 100 ends the day with strong gains on upbeat data