Nikkei jumps after strong U.S. jobs data, steel up

Δημοσιεύθηκε: 8 Μαρτίου 2010 - 00:10

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 1.5 percent on Monday after U.S. jobs data came in better than expected, with exporters benefiting from a weaker yen and resource shares from gains in commodities prices.

Fujitsu Ltd <6702.T>, Japan's largest IT services firm, slipped after it said on Saturday it has dismissed advisor Kuniaki Nozoe amid a dispute over the circumstances that led to his abrupt resignation as president last year. [ID:nTOE624087]

JFE Holdings <5411.T> rose over 2 percent after saying on Friday it had agreed with BHP Billiton <BHP.AX><BLT.L> on a 55 percent rise in coking coal for April-June, while fellow steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp <5401.T> rose 1.5 percent. [ID:nTOE62407W]

The benchmark Nikkei <.N225> rose 1.8 percent to 10,551.30, while the broader Topix <.TOPX> gained 1.6 percent to 925.02.

(Reporting by Elaine Lies)