Nikkei 225 index climbs on capital injection

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average bucked the downward trend in Asian markets on Tuesday and ended 0.69% or 62.21 points higher at 9,061.39, lifted by Bank of Japan's unexpected JPY 10 trillion capital injection in economy. Export-oriented stocks rallied with Toyota Motor advancing 1.6%, Suzuki Motor Corp adding 1.5% and Nissan Motor Co. gaining 0.8%. Shares of Olympus Corp. climbed out of negative area and finished 1.7% up despite higher than expected 4th quarter loss.