Japanese stocks drove a rally in Asian markets for a second straight day Friday, with exporters leading the charge against the backdrop of the yen's recent losses, a decline in Chinese inflation and optimism over Greece's debt restructuring.
The Nikkei Stock Average /quotes/zigman/5986735 JP:NIK +1.65% , which jumped 2% on the previous day, rose another 1.7% to finish the day at 9,929.74, its highest close since Aug. 1. Earlier in the day, the benchmark had briefly topped 10,000, also for the first time since Aug. 1. (MarketWatch)
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