Japanese blue chips enjoyed their biggest one-day rise for eight weeks on Tuesday as the market reopened after a public holiday and caught up with the strong gains across the region on Monday.

The Nikkei 225 Average rose 3 per cent to 13,184.96 and the broader Topix index ended 2.8 per cent higher at 1,287.74. Buying accelerated after a technical problem that had forced the suspension of trading in derivatives contracts was resolved.