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Tokyo stocks soar by break, extending global rally
Parvez Jabri
02 Mar, 2016
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Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2016/03/tse1.jpg">TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark index soared more than four percent Wednesday morning, extending a rally on world markets as sentiment was buoyed by upbeat US data and hopes that new central bank moves will boost China's slowing economy.</P><P>The Japanese market picked up a strong lead from Wall Street, where stocks rallied Tuesday after reports on the US manufacturing sector, construction spending, and auto sales showed the world's top economy still resilient even as the global economy sputters.</P><P>The Nikkei 225 index jumped 4.04 percent, or 649.30 points, to 16,734.81 by the break and the broader Topix index of all first-section shares surged 3.69 percent, or 48.03 points, to 1,348.86.</P><P>)
