New Monetary Easing Expectations from BOJ Led Japan Stocks Higher

As of February 12, Nikkei 225 Index rose by 1.94% from the following news : 1) A candidate for of Bank of Japan governor said that a new monetary easing could be in this year; 2) Japan’s Economy Minister Amari said that stock prices were too cheap; 3) Decreasing value of yen against the U.S. dollar

Markets in Hong Kong and  China, were all closed Tuesday for the Lunar New Year.