Mumbai, March 3 -- Japan's manufacturing sector showed slight improvement in February, with PMI finalized at 49.0, up from 48.7 in January.

The Nikkei average jumped 1.70 percent to 37,785.47 after plunging to a five-month low late last week. The broader Topix index settled 1.77 percent higher at 2,729.56.

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