TOKYO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rallied Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index surging more than 3 percent at one point before closing above the 60,000 mark, as investors bought back shares after last week's sharp sell-off and lower crude oil prices helped lift sentiment.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 1,684.08 points, or 2.87 percent, from Monday at 60,459.58.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 75.55 points, or 1.98 percent, higher at 3,893.71.
A fall in crude oil futures and overnight gains on Wall Street helped the Nikkei reclaim the psychologically important 60,000 line, analysts said, adding that the buying momentum carried over from the previous day. ■
