(Updates at 0600GMT)
TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average
ended more than 1% higher on Friday, rebounding from a one-month
closing low in the prior session, as U.S. bond yields fell
further after a batch of data suggested the Federal Reserve has
scope to cut rates this year.
The Nikkei rose 1.14% to 38,487.9 after a three-day
slide. It was down 0.4% for the week but up 0.2% for the month.
The broader Topix rose 1.7% to 2,772.39. It gained
1.09% for the week and 1.07% for the month.
"The market reacted too much in the previous session to the
jump in Treasury yields, which subsequently lifted Japanese
yields," said Kentaro Hayashi, a senior strategist at Daiwa
Securities.
U.S. Treasury yields slid overnight after data showed the
world's largest economy grew more slowly in the first quarter
than previously estimated as consumer spending was revised
lower.
Japan's 10-year bond yield rose to 1.07% but
was off from a near 13-year peak of 1.1% scaled on Thursday.
Investors are now awaiting the U.S. Personal Consumption
Expenditures (PCE) price index data, the Fed's preferred measure
of inflation, due later in the day for further direction.
Uniqlo-brand owner Fast Retailing ( FRCOF ) gained 1.59% to
provide the biggest boost to the Nikkei. Technology investor
SoftBank Group ( SFTBF ) rose 3.24%.
All of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 industry sub-indexes
rose, with the brokerage sector jumping 4.25% to
become the top performer.
Tokyo Electron ( TOELF ) fell 2.52% to become the biggest
drag and percentage loser on the Nikkei. Robot maker Fanuc ( FANUF )
fell 0.97%.
Of the 225 Nikkei components, 206 stocks rose and 19 fell.