and for more on japanese markets, let's go to ilene li. after another volatile session on tuesday, japanese stocks managed to end higher. with the strong performance in wall street, how are things looking, are we set for another day of gains? >> good morning. yes, investors seem to be encouraged by the investor in the u.s. let's look at opening levels for wednesday, may 29th. the nikkei is up. topix is also up by 2%. just a quick recap, overnight in the u.s., we received strong u.s. economic data. consumer confidence climbed in may to the highest level in five years and home prices in march grew the most in nearly seven years. these figures point towards a recovery in the u.s. economy. and as you said, the nikkei had a volatile trading session on tuesday. it was swinging in the early trading index, but managed to end in the positive territory as the yen continued to weaken. also yesterday, economic vitalization minister said the japanese equity market will stabilize after the fast pace of advance. now let's have a look at some major curren