Points. Thats the biggest increase in more than 21 years. For details we go to our Business Reporter aiko nanao. This came as share movements in shanghai suggested the Chinese Government was trying to stabilize stock prices. Here in tokyo it was all about bargain hunting. The nikkei had the biggest oneday gain since january 1994. It rose 7. 7 closing at 18,770. The index reached its highest level in seven sessions. The topix surged 6. 4 . Big ganames were winners today. Softbank group grew 5. 5 . Fast retailing 10 . Eager to buy these blue chips as they looked to cover shortterm losses. It was the same story with financial stocks. Mitsubishi up 7 . And Nomura Holdings also rose. Now, the question is how sustainable is this buying spree . One fund manager told me if you look at the sectors that did well today, it shows that investors are still defensive. Kddi pharmaceuticals was up. It seems likely that most investors will hold off placing new orders. Theyll be waiting for the u. S. Fed
Tourism Officials Say the events will bolster the economy in a big way. Divers in south korea are continuing their search inside the ferry sewol almost a week after it sank off the southern coast. Authorities say more than 100 people have been confirmed dead, and nearly 200 are missing. The ship capsized last wednesday, 476 people were on board, including more than 300 high school students. Officials now say that 104 people died and 198 are unaccounted for. Prosecutors and coast guard officials are still trying to find out what caused the accident. Theyre investigating the captain and other crew members. Families of the missing have been staying at a gymnasium at the port of jindo. Anna jung has more from there. The people who have encamped here for nearly a week now are emotional tapped out. They hoped rescuers would find survivors, but that hope has all but faded. The gym used to be packed with the relatives of the missing. However, some people have left. Those who stayed have been b
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