Nikkei has reopened for afternoon session. e.Nikkei.com (click on MARKET)
Japan shares surge; central bank adds further $43B - ap
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/world_markets
TOKYO – Japanese stocks rebounded Wednesday, recovering some of the massive losses sustained the last two days following a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Other Asian indexes also bounced back despite the still unknown impact of the disaster that engulfed Japan’s northeastern coast Friday.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index temporarily surged above 6 percent but then softened after Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility. The index ended its morning session up 4.4 percent to 8,981.14.