Japanese stocks rose 1.1 per cent Monday to a three-month high, led by exporters, as market sentiment was bolstered by a report about the better-than-estimated US jobless rate. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 97.27 points, or 1.1 per cent, to end at 8,929.2 while the broader Topix index was up 9.16 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 769.85, according to a report of DPA.