Tokyo: Nikkei closes up more than 1.5%

[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped more than 1.5 per cent on Thursday as rallies on Wall Street and a recovery in oil prices prompted investors to buy back following recent declines.

The Nikkei 225 index rose 1.52 per cent, or 291.49 points, to close at 19,429.44, while the broader Topix index gained 1.36 per cent, or 19.08 points, to 1,425.98.

AFP