TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average

rebounded in early trade on Tuesday, shaking off the weight of a

stronger yen to track a rally on Wall Street.

The Nikkei was up 1.1% at 37,789.68 as of 0005 GMT,

while the broader Topix gained 0.8%.

U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, building on their largest

weekly percentage gain of the year. Gains were led by the

technology-heavy Nasdaq with support from U.S. megacaps Nvidia ( NVDA )

, Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Alphabet.

Japanese tech shares followed suit in opening trade to help

bump the overall index higher.