Japan has largely eased state of emergency measures in the country since last week already

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Japanese economy minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, also mentioned that such measures are no longer needed anywhere in the country as they seek to lift the state of emergency on remaining prefectures - notably Tokyo and Hokkaido.

That should allow for more normal day-to-day activities in the country and will give businesses more confidence to start operating at a higher capacity.

This is welcome news for Apple - a key component of US stock market indices - in any case.