Risk-on mood pushes the Nikkei 1.2% higher

A quick look at Friday: Nikkei gained 333.79 points and stayed at the 27,334 level.

At the same time, after ending Friday's session at 7,025.72, CAC lost 100.32 points and is trading around 6,925.4. Dow Jones is down to 31,862, losing 384.57 points, after ending the previous session around 32,247. DAX decreases 1.33% Friday and closed at 14,967.

Trading mostly sideways for 2 months. 6 months ago, the Nikkei fell to a low of 15.42 but has since recovered 175,066%.