Nikkei 225 rebounds sharply
Rebound buying after sharp drop the previous day
May 24, 2013, Tokyo, Japan - Bouncing back from a record drop the day before, stocks are traded higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange market on Friday, May 24, 2013. The Nikkei Stock Average surged more than 400 points to reach over the 14,800 range during the morning trading. On Thursday, triggered by weak economic data from China that showed manufacturing slowed for the first time in seven months, the index fell 7.3 percent, the biggest one-day drop since March 2011. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-