The Nikkei average ended up 2.61 percent at 39,480.67, after briefly surging over 3 percent. The broader Topix index closed 1.94 percent higher at 2,715.92.
Oil prices notched their steepest one-day drop since 2022, as concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East ease following Israel's strikes on Iranian military facilities. "The market was conce ...