Tokyo stocks end higher with Nikkei jumping over 2 pct
TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei jumping over 2 percent as exporters were boosted by the yen's weakness and investors hunted bargains after sharp losses last week.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 1,032.80 points, or 2.67 percent, from Friday at 39,740.44.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, f