The Nikkei 225 index has closed at 10,573.09, up 370.46 points, led by a sharp rebound in banking stocks after the Financial Services Agency introduced tighter short-selling rules.
The dollar was at 134.42 yen in Tokyo trading, down from 134.64 in late New York trading; and at 0.8646 against the euro, compared with 0.8634 in New York.
Government bond yields were higher, with the yield on the No 237 10-year issue at 1.56 per cent, up from 1.55 per cent yesterday; while the No 236 issue was at 1.535%, compared with 1.52per cent previously.
The US 4-7/8 per cent 10-year note was at 199-19/32, yielding 4.925 per cent, unchanged from late New York trading.
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