Japan's Nikkei share average ended more than 1% higher on Monday, rebounding from a five-month low in the previous session, underpinned by Wall Street's strong finish last week and a weaker yen.
Shares retreated Friday in Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea falling more than 2% after Wall Street indexes fell sharply on doubts over the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology.
The S&P 500 dipped 0.5% after flipping between small gains and losses several times through the day. The relatively modest moves followed its 1.7% tumble on Friday, which came after several weaker-than-expected reports on the U.
Wall Street is pointing toward gains before the opening bell as earnings season winds down during a holiday-shortened trading week