Nikkei stock index closes 3.01% higher

Tokyo's Nikkei stock index jumped 3.01% Wednesday as bargain buying and a weaker yen lifted the Japanese market, following a rise on Wall Street bolstered by strong US corporate earnings.

The benchmark Nikkei 225, which tumbled 7.3% last week, added 420.87 points to finish at 14,417.68, while the Topix index of all first-section shares tacked on 2.68%, or 30.46 points, to 1,166.55.

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