Roundup: Japan's Nikkei rebounds on BOE's bond-buying program

TOKYO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Thursday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after the Bank of England (BOE) launched an emergency bond-buying program to counter sell-offs amid unstable financial markets.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 248.07 points, or 0.95 percent, from Wednesday to close the day at 26,422.05.

The broader Topix index, meanwhil