Japan's Nikkei rises as market gauges US election outlook, yen strength

Nikkei rose 0.51% to 41,399.72; Topix 0.8%. Investors betting on Trump's tax policies boosted stocks like Mitsubishi Heavy. Speculations on U.S. rate cuts affected yen/dollar. TDK up 4.2%, Tokyo Electron 0.9%, SoftBank 1.1%. Kawasaki Heavy up 5.4%, and U.S. stocks rose. Assassination attempt on Trump increased his win chances.