Japan's Nikkei at over two-week closing high as exporters advance on weaker yen
Updates at 0600 GMT
TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average posted its highest closing level in more than two weeks on Thursday, led by exporters as the yen weakened against the dollar on prospects of slower-than-expected future rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The Nikkei .N225 rose 2.13% to end at 37,155.33, its highest close since Sept. 3.
The U.S. dollar rose broadly on Thursday, reversing a brief tumble in the immediate aftermath of the Fed's outsized interest rate cut that had been largely priced in by markets. FRX/
Against the yen JPY=EBS, the greenback gained as much as 1.2% to hit an intraday high of 143.95 earlier in the session.
Fumio Matsumoto, chief strategist at Okasan Securities, attributed the dollar's gains to expectations of slower U.S. rate cuts going forward and the Fed's comment that the world's top economy is not doing as bad as the market had worried.
"The (Japanese) market had expected the yen to strengthen after the Fed's 50-basis-point rate cut and the domestic equities to fall, but it turned out the yen weakened," said Seiichi Suzuki, chief equity market analyst at Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory.
The broader Topix .TOPX rose 2.01% to 2,616.87, with Toyota Motor 7203.T jumping 5% to provide the biggest boost, while Honda Motor 7267.T climbed 3.35%.
Toyota has lost 9.95% so far this month, while Honda is down 5.29%.
Investors had avoided buying automakers this month due to gains in the yen,said Matsumoto.
All the 33 industry sub-indexes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) traded higher, with shipping firms .ISHIP.T rising 4.49% to become the best performer.
The insurance sector .IINSU.T rose 3.97% as Japanese bond yields rose, while the automakers .ITEQP.T gained 3.84%.
Uniqlo brand owner Fast Retailing 9983.T rose 2.41% and was the biggest boost to the Nikkei. Chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron 8035.T rose 2.47%.
Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Subhranshu Sahu and Eileen Soreng
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