: The Japanese yen USDJPY, +1.95% initially reached its weakest against the U.S. dollar this year but was last up 1.7% at ¥120.65 to one U.S. dollar, according to Market Watch. The gains in Japanese stocks lifted most other Asian markets by their closes. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +2.80% finished up 2.8% at 17,518.3, after seesawing earlier as investors tried to interpret the BOJ news. Australia S&P/ASX XJO, +0.59% rose 0.6%, and South Korea Kospi SEU, +0.27% rose 0.3%. Hong Kong Hang Seng Index HSI, +2.54% closed 2.5% higher. Still, the benchmark posted its worst monthly performance since the global financial crisis: It lost 23% this January, compared to its 25% loss in October 2008. The Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +3.09% finished up 3.1% at 2,737.60, with its gains accelerating in the last hour.
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