The Nikkei Stock Average rose for a fourth consecutive session on the 24th, closing at 65,513.99, up 495.04 yen, or 0.76%, from its September 18 close before the Silver Week holiday. Buying in artificial-intelligence and semiconductor-linked shares followed gains in their US counterparts during the holiday period. This reported closing level differs from the existing account, which said the Nikkei later closed at a record 66,189.99 after briefly gaining more than 1,200 yen. Investors have also been monitoring the yen, Bank of Japan policy, oil prices, bond yields and US-China relations.