Tokyo - Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday after gains on Wall Street spurred by the US government's bailout plan to save the banking giant Citigroup Inc.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average surged more than 5 per cent on Wall Street's overnight rally and a weaker yen, which increases exporters' overseas earnings.
The Nikkei index soared 413.14 points, or 5.22 per cent, to close at 8,323.93.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also up 3.6 per cent at 831.58.