Japanese shares rose sharply Monday, driven by progress in easing the eurozone debt crisis and strong Chinese manufacturing data released.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 165.09 points, or 1. 90 percent, from Friday at 8,843.98. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished up 11.23 points, or 1.51 percent at 755.44.

The gainers included the rubber products, nonferrous metals and machinery sectors. The precision machinery and pharmaceutical sectors were the only decliners.

The turnover was about 845.1 billion yen (about 11.08 billion U. S. dollars).