Japan's Nikkei average
rallied to a six-month closing high and the broader Topix index
breached the 800 level on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan
expanded its asset buying programme the previous day.
The BOJ's surprise move, which included adding 10 trillion
yen ($128 billion) to its asset purchase programme, pushed the
yen to a 3-1/2-month low against the dollar, lifting the appeal
of exporters' shares.
Toyota Motor Corp rose 4.7 percent and Honda Motor
Co jumped 3.3 percent, while TDK Corp advanced
4.5 percent and Komatsu Ltd rose 5.3 percent.
Financial shares outperformed the market, with Nomura
Holdings Inc jumping 5.4 percent, Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial Group up 4.1 percent and Sumitomo Mitsui
Financial Group climbing 4 percent.
(Reuters)
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