Japan's Nikkei share average jumped more than 3% on Wednesday, supported by hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. could end the Iran war in two to three weeks.
The Nikkei rose 3.49% to 52,843.86 as of 0018 GMT, and the broader Topix was up 3.15% to 3,608.22.
Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and that Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict winding down.
In Japan, chip and artificial intelligence-related shares led the gains, with Advantest and SoftBank Group jumping 7% and 6%, respectively. Tokyo Electron rose 3.55%.
All but two of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 industry sub-indexes rose. The shipping sector (.ISHIP)T> and mining sector (.IMING.T) fell 0.95% and 1.26%, respectively.

Sumber : Reuters