TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.9 percent on Thursday, its best daily performance in a month, buoyed by a jump in resource stocks as dollar weakness fuelled a climb in commodity prices.
The market took in stride the yen's climb to a fresh 15-year high against the dollar, as some analysts said markets seemed to have already priced in quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve early next month and the dollar's decline may soon have run its course.
Robust earnings results from U.S. heavyweights such as JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp have bolstered investor confidence and helped to spur short-covering, analysts said, with some also citing large lots of buying into Nikkei futures.
The benchmark Nikkei ended up 180.00 points at 9,583.51. The 1.9 percent rise was its biggest daily percentage gain since Sept. 15.
The broader Topix rose 1.7 percent to 836.95. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Edmund Klamann)