<p>Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index soared nearly five percent on Tuesday, buoyed by rallies on Wall Street and hopes for a massive infrastructure plan in the US.</p>.<p>The Nikkei 225 index rose 4.88 percent, or 1,051.26 points, to close at 22,582.21, while the broader Topix index was up 4.09 percent, or 62.67 points, to 1,593.45.</p>.<p>Tokyo shares opened sharply higher as investors took heart from a gain on Wall Street following the announcement of fresh Federal Reserve emergency lending to support the struggling US economy.</p>.<p>"The Japanese market is rising following rallies in US shares" after the Fed news, said Toshiyuki Kanayama, senior market analyst at Monex.</p>.<p>Tokyo shares spiked higher in late trading as US futures pointed to a positive opening following a report the Trump administration was preparing a sizable infrastructure proposal, brokers said.</p>.<p>"Today's gain does not necessarily mean a full recovery in the Tokyo market," said Shinichi Yamamoto, a broker at Okasan Securities in Tokyo.</p>.<p>"It's part of short-term adjustment moves but market sentiment is not bad at all," Yamamoto told AFP.</p>
<p>Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index soared nearly five percent on Tuesday, buoyed by rallies on Wall Street and hopes for a massive infrastructure plan in the US.</p>.<p>The Nikkei 225 index rose 4.88 percent, or 1,051.26 points, to close at 22,582.21, while the broader Topix index was up 4.09 percent, or 62.67 points, to 1,593.45.</p>.<p>Tokyo shares opened sharply higher as investors took heart from a gain on Wall Street following the announcement of fresh Federal Reserve emergency lending to support the struggling US economy.</p>.<p>"The Japanese market is rising following rallies in US shares" after the Fed news, said Toshiyuki Kanayama, senior market analyst at Monex.</p>.<p>Tokyo shares spiked higher in late trading as US futures pointed to a positive opening following a report the Trump administration was preparing a sizable infrastructure proposal, brokers said.</p>.<p>"Today's gain does not necessarily mean a full recovery in the Tokyo market," said Shinichi Yamamoto, a broker at Okasan Securities in Tokyo.</p>.<p>"It's part of short-term adjustment moves but market sentiment is not bad at all," Yamamoto told AFP.</p>