DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Time now for a look at the Asian markets. Michelle Hahn joins me from our Hong Kong Studio with more. Hi, Michelle.</s>MICHELLE HAHN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Deborah, good morning. Well, buyers returned to the Tokyo market on Monday, following the reshuffling of influential global stock indices over the weekend. Morgan Stanley Capital International's cut has Japan weighting by much less than had been expected, prompting investors to chase shares recent down in recent sessions. Big in the winners were firms seen as having strong growth prospects, such as Japan's number two telecoms carrier, KDDI, which soared 8 percent. Japanese electronics giants, Matsushita Electric and Hitachi, posted modest gains after they said they were considering an alliance that could include digital consumer goods. The benchmark Nikkei finished up more than 2 percent. Hong Kong stocks, including in the MSCI reshuffled lows only modestly. Property developer</s>MARCHINI: All right, Michelle, thank you very much.
Buyers Return to Tokyo Markets