tuesday: On Tuesday, it jumped 386.83 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix ended up 14.53 points, or 1.13 percent, at 1,300.26, after rising 29.94 points the previous day. The Nikkei average gained 135.78 points, or 0.84 percent, to close at 16,231.43. The Tokyo market opened firmer after the Dow rewrote its record closing high on Tuesday for the first time in 14 months, reflecting greater confidence over the global economy. Speculation grew that the Bank of Japan will unleash further easing after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, the brokers said. Stocks were also boosted by the easier yen against the dollar, as well as hopes for more economic stimulus in Japan, brokers said.
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