Japanese stocks rose, pushing up the Nikkei 225 Stock Average the most in almost two months, after better-than-estimated U.S. economic data improved the earnings outlook for exporters.

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Japanese stocks gain sharply, with techs higher; Nikkei Average up 1.4%

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[at CNBC] – Futures declined Wednesday as expectations of low gross domestic product figures weighed on investor’s minds and Moody’s downgraded Japan’s economy by one notch on concerns over the size of the country’s budget deficit.

[Reuters] – Shares were set to fall on Wednesday, giving up some of the hefty gains of the previous session, which were based on hopes that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will announce measures to stimulate the struggling U.S. economy

[Reuters] – Shares were set to fall on Wednesday, giving up some of the hefty gains of the previous session, which were based on hopes that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will announce measures to stimulate the struggling U.S. economy

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