The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 488.13 points, or 1.63 percent, from Wednesday to 30,402.46.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, rose 22.80 points, or 1.15 percent, at 2,006.83.
Securities house, service and consumer credit-oriented issues comprised those that gained the most by the morning break.
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