The Nikkei index of 225 shares, the benchmark stock indicator, jumped 956.19 points, or 6.3 percent, to close at 16,213.08 yesterday.

Broader stock indicators also were higher.

Markets Leading stock indicators closed higher, except the Dow, which fell at the session's end, closing at 3,848.15, down 1.44 points.

By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had gained a slim 2.45 points, to 2,551.08, but other stock indicators were lower.

Broader stock indicators also closed higher.

Since hitting a record 2,405.54 on April 6, the key stock indicator has slumped 175 points, a correction of 7.3 percent.

After some hesitation, most leading stock indicators followed the trend in the resurgent bond market and closed higher in active trading.

Broader-based stock indicators were also substantially lower.

Broader stock indicators also moved sharply lower.

The three major stock indicators all fell about 1 percent.