Japan's stock market Tuesday sharply, following the previous day surrounding the stock market rebound, rebound in oil prices driven trade-related shares rose, and several U.S. banks reported better-than-expected earnings, reducing the investors in the financial industry's concern.
Nikkei Index closed at 12944.56 points, up 140.86 points, or 1.10 percent, or expansion of the afternoon, to close at 113185.00 points, up 381.26 points, or 2.98 percent, or one month of today's biggest single-day gain. The broader TOPIX index closed up 2.8 percent to 1287.74 points.