Japan's Nikkei jumps 6%, rebounds from rout on market recovery hopes

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's Nikkei share average climbed 6% on Tuesday, rebounding from a one-and-a-half-year low hit in the previous session, as investors scooped up stocks, encouraged by signs of a recovery on Wall Street.

As of just after 11 a.m. in Tokyo, the Nikkei index was up 6.5% at 33,161.72, while the broader Topix traded 6.8% higher at 2,444.44.