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Psychological barrier breached

A man looks at an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Monday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added 1 percent to 9,965.09, having breached the psychologically important 10,000 mark earlier in the day for the first time since May 5. Sentiment was lifted by optimism about the U.S. economy after manufacturing data for June from the Institute for Supply Management beat expectations.
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A man looks at an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Monday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added 1 percent to 9,965.09, having breached the psychologically important 10,000 mark earlier in the day for the first time since May 5. Sentiment was lifted by optimism about the U.S. economy after manufacturing data for June from the Institute for Supply Management beat expectations.