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''It was a reflection of (investors') increased tolerance for riskier assets and the strong earnings report by Apple,'' he said.

''Although there are expectations (for good earnings), the market is waiting to see actual earnings reports from other companies, especially Intel,'' said Yumi Nishimura, deputy general manager at Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co.

Stocks drew buying at the outset of trading after aluminum company Alcoa Inc.'s second-quarter earnings report that kicked off the U.S.

NEC also climbed, rising 3 yen, or more than 1 percent, to 287 yen as its earnings report showed Wednesday that it swung back into the black in the 2009 business year.

Canon, which rose Monday before its earnings report was released after the market's close that day, fell 10 yen, or less than half a percent, to 4,385 yen.

The two former executives are suspected of being responsible for window-dressing the company's earnings report for the year ended in June 2006 when it reported sales of 77.2 billion yen and a pretax profit of 5.7 billion yen.

Federal Reserve policy statement brought no big surprises and investors awaited an earnings report from Toyota Motor Corp.

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) has had a rough week after the company's earnings report and secondary offer price disappointed the market.