Japanese stocks are higher in early trade, thanks to continued optimism about the U.S.-Iran peace deal and growing artificial-intelligence demand. Electronics, heavy industry, and technology stocks are leading the gains.
Murata Manufacturing is up 17%, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is up 5.4% and SoftBank Group is 4.7% higher.
The dollar is at 160.59 yen, compared with Y160.29 as of Wednesday's Tokyo stock market close.
Investors are closely watching developments in the Middle East and crude oil prices.
The Nikkei Stock Average is up 1.9% at 71228.22.

Sumber : Dow Jones Newswires