Stock prices rise due to new all-time high for the NY Dow and ongoing depreciation of the yen. Nikkei Stock Average, closing price on the 29th was 36,026.94 yen, 275.87 yen higher than last weekend.TSE Stock Price Index = Topics rose 31.83 to 2,529.48.Morning trading volume was 1,376.6 million shares.
Meanwhile, attention is focused on companies' financial results announcements that will begin in earnest this week.