TOKYO: JAPANESE shares could top the 10,000 mark for the first time in seven months this week as exporters are lifted by the ongoing weakness of the yen against the dollar, analysts said last Friday.
In the week to March 2, the Nikkei 225 Index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 1.34%, or 129.65 points, to 9,777.03, with the broader Topix Index of all first-section issues up 0.42%, or 3.53 points, at 837.82.
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