Nikkei rises sharply to recover 9,700 line
The Nikkei stock index rose sharply Wednesday to recover the 9,700 line, marking its highest closing level since March 11, when the earthquake and tsunami disaster hit northeastern Japan.
Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.4 percent on Monday for the benchmark's biggest one-day gain in over a week, but market players said further rises would be held in check by the yen's continued strength against the dollar.