Japanese bond yields also climbed after Ishiba said Sunday he would step down after less than a year in power

Japanese bond yields also climbed after Ishiba said Sunday he would step down after less than a year in power

 TORU HANAI

Asian markets rose on Monday, with Tokyo up nearly two percent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to resign pushed down the value of the yen.

Investors were also digesting weak US jobs data, while crude prices climbed after eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance said they had agreed to again boost oil production.

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