Tokyo shares are expected to gain further ground next week as the market drinks in the impact of sweeping new Bank of Japan stimulus measures. "The current bullish sentiment is expected to stay strong for the time being as expectations from the government and the BoJ are quite high," said Hirokazu Fujiki, strategist with Okasan Securities. The scope of the Band of Japan action Thursday -- including doubling the money supply -- took some analysts and investors by surprise, despite expectations of major moves by the bank in its first meeting under new governor Haruhiko Kuroda.

Tokyo stocks skyrocketed Friday as investors embraced sweeping new stimulus measures from the Bank of Japan that sent the yen plunging, spelling good news for the nation's hard-hit exporters. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared more than four percent in early trade before settling back to close the morning session up 3.76 percent, or 475.04 points, at 13,109.58, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 4.15 percent, or 43.02 points, to 1,080.78. bur-pb/dan

Tokyo stocks surged 2.20 percent at the close Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled fresh easing measures under a new leader who has vowed to turn around the stuttering economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 272.34 points to 12,634.54, while the Topix index of all first-section shares rose 2.70 percent, or 27.33 points, to 1,037.76. oh/hg/pj

Tokyo stocks jumped 2.99 percent Wednesday with the yen weakening as the Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting, and after Wall Street pushed to a record high. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 358.77 points to 12,362.20 by the close, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 1.93 percent, or 19.09 points, to 1,010.43. TEPCO soared 24.20 percent to 313 yen as investors bet on the volatile stock amid speculation that Tokyo is considering ways to limit the embattled firm's liability over the 2011 crisis at its crippled Fukushima atomic plant.