TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average jumped to its highest in more than 10 months while Japanese government bonds dipped on Monday, a day after voters swept the opposition Democratic Party to a historic victory in an election.
The benchmark Nikkei gained 1.5 percent to 10,693.76.
Lead September 10-year JGB futures slipped 0.06 point to 138.97, down from a five-month high of 139.36 reached earlier this month. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi and Rika Otsuka)