Japan’s
Nikkei Index Ends Session Up 6%Tokyo, 8 Apr
(ONA) — Japan’s Nikkei stock index surged 6% today to above the 33,000 line.According to
Japan’s Kyodo News Agency, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 1,894.08
points, or 6.08%, from Monday to 33,030.66, a day after losing 2,644.00 points,
its third-highest point drop on record.The broader
Topix index was up 149.64 points, or 6.54%, at 2,438.30.Tokyo stocks
climbed across the board with the benchmark Nikkei index briefly gaining over
2,000 points.
—Ends/AG
