* Dlr hits two-month high against the yen
* 3-month closing high, yen helps exporters
* Asian tech shares rally after Nasdaq hits 15-mth high
* set to open slightly higher
By Susan Fenton
HONG KONG, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Tokyo stock market rose to its highest close in three months on Tuesday as exporters were spurred by the dollar's rally against the yen and technology shares gained off the back of an Intel ( INTC - news - people ) upgrade.* DLR hits two-month highs against the yen
* Tokyo stocks mark 3-month closing high, only helps exporters
* Asian stocks rally after the tech Nasdaq hits 15-month high
* European stock markets set to open slightly higher
Susan Fenton
HONG KONG, 22 October (Reuters) -
Asian shares rose in all areas, as technology stocks tracked in the rally with his colleagues on Wall Street, which the Nasdaq 15-month high.
European stock markets are intended to open slightly higher, depending on the financial spreadbetters, while the U.S. futures capital stock is 0.3 percent.
The dollar touched 91.49 yen, the highest level since the end of October, helped by the unwinding of short positions at the beginning of the year. The dollar was steady against a basket of major currencies after reaching multi-week highs on Monday.
Send a strong U.S. economic data supports the dollar, raising hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than previously thought.
"Everything is back when the spoon may or may not tightening policy and the market is heading in the belief that the tightening in the 3rd quarter of next year," said Greg Gibbs, currency strategist with RBS Sydney.
Gold picked up, trading at $ 1,094.20 an ounce after hitting a six-a-half-week low $ 1090.65 on Monday. Is depressed by the recovery of the dollar and nearly 11 percent below the record high hit earlier this month.
AUSSIE Dollar skids
Tokyo Electron Ltd, the world's No.2 producer of semiconductor equipment, climbed 3.8 percent and chipmaker tester ADVANTEST Corp. (ATE - news - people) confirmed 4.5 percent. Sony Corp (SNE - news - people) gained 2.7 percent.
Toshiba Corp (TOSBF.PK - news - people) rose by 4.7 percent, while the drachma chipmaker Elpida gets 4.6 percent.
High-tech also uses advanced on Monday after solid quarterly results, Oracle and BlackBerry makers Research In Motion (RIMM - news - people).
Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp., the world's No. 2 contract chip maker, jumped 2.5 percent.
Index MSCI Asia Pacific stocks traded outside Japan rose nearly 1 percent, based on technological progress. Index staggering 60 percent this year.
Markets follow us home sales data and final reading of the U.S. 3rd quarter GDP due later Tuesday further information on Health largest economy in the world.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said Monday that he expects the U.S. economy to grow by 3-3.5 percent in the next 18 months.
U.S. Treasury yields hit a four-month high as markets speculated that the rapid recovery of the U.S. economy means that the U.S. rate of increase than in the euro area.
Rising yields in the U.S. food interest rate Australian dollar strong push into the 11-week low $ 0.8764.
Expectations of further mergers and acquisitions in the new year, increased part of Australia, grew by 1.5 percent.
The strength of the dollar also put pressure on oil, but held steady on Tuesday at $ 73.84 a barrel before the OPEC meeting in Angola, where it is expected that the cartel to leave output levels unchanged.
* 3-month closing high, yen helps exporters
* Asian tech shares rally after Nasdaq hits 15-mth high
* set to open slightly higher
By Susan Fenton
HONG KONG, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Tokyo stock market rose to its highest close in three months on Tuesday as exporters were spurred by the dollar's rally against the yen and technology shares gained off the back of an Intel ( INTC - news - people ) upgrade.* DLR hits two-month highs against the yen
* Tokyo stocks mark 3-month closing high, only helps exporters
* Asian stocks rally after the tech Nasdaq hits 15-month high
* European stock markets set to open slightly higher
Susan Fenton
HONG KONG, 22 October (Reuters) -
Tokyo Stock Exchange
rose to the highest of almost three months on Tuesday as exporters were spurred by the dollar's rally against the yen and shares technology derived from the back of Intel (INTC - news - people) upgrade.Asian shares rose in all areas, as technology stocks tracked in the rally with his colleagues on Wall Street, which the Nasdaq 15-month high.
European stock markets are intended to open slightly higher, depending on the financial spreadbetters, while the U.S. futures capital stock is 0.3 percent.
The dollar touched 91.49 yen, the highest level since the end of October, helped by the unwinding of short positions at the beginning of the year. The dollar was steady against a basket of major currencies after reaching multi-week highs on Monday.
Send a strong U.S. economic data supports the dollar, raising hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than previously thought.
"Everything is back when the spoon may or may not tightening policy and the market is heading in the belief that the tightening in the 3rd quarter of next year," said Greg Gibbs, currency strategist with RBS Sydney.
Gold picked up, trading at $ 1,094.20 an ounce after hitting a six-a-half-week low $ 1090.65 on Monday. Is depressed by the recovery of the dollar and nearly 11 percent below the record high hit earlier this month.
AUSSIE Dollar skids
Tokyo's Nikkei average
rose 1.9 percent on three-month closing high. Using high-tech exporters gained after the tech-heavy Nasdaq hit 15-month high, fueled by brokerage upgrade of Intel Corp. said strong end-market "conditions.Tokyo Electron Ltd, the world's No.2 producer of semiconductor equipment, climbed 3.8 percent and chipmaker tester ADVANTEST Corp. (ATE - news - people) confirmed 4.5 percent. Sony Corp (SNE - news - people) gained 2.7 percent.
Toshiba Corp (TOSBF.PK - news - people) rose by 4.7 percent, while the drachma chipmaker Elpida gets 4.6 percent.
High-tech also uses advanced on Monday after solid quarterly results, Oracle and BlackBerry makers Research In Motion (RIMM - news - people).
Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp., the world's No. 2 contract chip maker, jumped 2.5 percent.
Index MSCI Asia Pacific stocks traded outside Japan rose nearly 1 percent, based on technological progress. Index staggering 60 percent this year.
Markets follow us home sales data and final reading of the U.S. 3rd quarter GDP due later Tuesday further information on Health largest economy in the world.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said Monday that he expects the U.S. economy to grow by 3-3.5 percent in the next 18 months.
U.S. Treasury yields hit a four-month high as markets speculated that the rapid recovery of the U.S. economy means that the U.S. rate of increase than in the euro area.
Rising yields in the U.S. food interest rate Australian dollar strong push into the 11-week low $ 0.8764.
Expectations of further mergers and acquisitions in the new year, increased part of Australia, grew by 1.5 percent.
The strength of the dollar also put pressure on oil, but held steady on Tuesday at $ 73.84 a barrel before the OPEC meeting in Angola, where it is expected that the cartel to leave output levels unchanged.