TOKYO: Japanese shares jumped the most in nearly a month on Thursday, recovering all the losses from the previous session, after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict.
The benchmark Nikkei index ended up 2.31% at 23,729.87, its biggest one-day percentage increase since Dec. 13.
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