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In Tokyo, caution was the order of the day after Monday’s rebound. The Nikkei index<\/strong> gained barely 0.25% to 28,614.63 points at the close, and the broader Topix index<\/strong> took 0.32% to 1,986.57 points.\u00a0Gains were equally modest on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange<\/strong>: +0.2%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the Fed<\/strong>, consumer inflation expectations fell in August, which supported the Tokyo market, said Masahiro Ichikawa<\/strong>, a strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management<\/strong>, cited by Bloomberg<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Technology stocks such as those related to the semiconductor industry have been valued and this has pulled the overall market up,”<\/em> said Okasan Online Securities<\/strong> in a note. Investors were encouraged by the renewed weakness of the yen. The government’s intention to reopen the country to foreign tourists in October had a similar effect on tourism stocks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For its part, Nintendo’s shares soared by 5.51% to 62,210 yen<\/strong>. The video game pioneer announced on Monday an excellent start in Japan of its new game “Splatoon 3<\/em><\/strong>“, of which 3.45 million units have been sold since last Friday in the archipelago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Western stock exchanges have themselves rebounded yesterday, in the wake of Tokyo.<\/strong> They are hoping for a further slowdown in the increase in consumer prices (CPI<\/strong>) in the United States, whose figure will be known later today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n