Tokyo stocks rebound with record single-day gains

TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks saw sharp rebounds on Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing with its largest single-day rise in history, after a record drop of 4,451 points the previous day.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 3,217.04 points, or 10.23 percent, to close the day at 34,675.46, the largest closing increase surpassing the previous record of 2,676.55 points set on Oct. 2