Crude Oil Prices and Dow Jones

Dow Jones: The Nikkei 225 average climbed 342.89 points, or 1.98 percent, to close at 17,678.74. On Tuesday, the key market gauge plunged 222.19 points, according to The Japan Times. Buying outpaced selling from the outset of Wednesday s trading after the Dow Jones industrial average rose sharply reflecting easing concerns over Greek debt problems and higher crude oil prices and Stocks bounced back sharply Wednesday thanks to massive buybacks after the previous day s tumble. The Topix rose 24.61 points, or 1.77 percent, to end at 1,417.00 after tumbling 16.36 points Tuesday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.