Japan's Nikkei rebounds after Wall Street's strong finish
TOKYO, March 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Monday from a sharp decline in the previous session, underpinned by Wall Street's strong finish last week.
The Nikkei .N225 was up 0.91% at 37,503.29, as of 0012 GMT. The index ended at a five-month low on Friday, dragged by declines in chip-related stocks.
The broader Topix .TOPX rose 1.03% to 2,709.88.
Wall Street ended higher on Friday, with Dell Technologies dipping and other tech stocks climbing after a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy ended in disaster. .N
The Nasdaq .IXIC gained 1.63% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 1.39%.
In Japan, chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron 8035.T rose 0.53% to give the biggest boost to the Nikkei on Monday. Robot maker Fanuc 6954.T rose 0.95%.
All of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 industry sub-indexes rose, with the brokerage sector .ISECU.T rising 2.87% to become the top performer.
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