Asian stock indexes reflect Dow rally in early trading

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and Korean benchmarks were recouping losses from the day before in early Wednesday trading, mirroring a similar “correction” rally on Wall Street.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged as soon as trading began, adding 2.9 percent to 22,230.73 within the first hour of trading. South Korea’s Kospi also rose at its opening, and was trading up 0.5 percent at 2,467.50 in morning trading. Among the biggest losers Tuesday was the Nikkei 2