TOKYO, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Nikkei stock index briefly surged over 6 percent to above the 33,000 line early Tuesday, amid bargain hunting a day after the benchmark index suffered its third-largest point drop on record.
As of 10:05 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 1,710.97 points, or 5.50 percent, from Monday to 32,847.55, while the broader Topix index was up 140.56 points, or 6.14 percent, at 2,429.22.
At 9 a.m. local time, the U.S. dollar fetched 147.71-73 yen compared with 147.75-85 yen in New York and 145.79-80 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. local time Monday. ■
