The Nikkei rose 4.9% to 8,061.
Markets in China were closed.
At the open, The FTSE was down .3% to 3,196. The Dax was up .1% to 4,330. And the CAC 40 rose .1% to 2,957.
Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.
Douglas A. McIntyre
Asia Markets And Europe Open 1/27/2009
