Nikkei jumps 2.5 pct as market takes comfort from Fed
December 17, 2014 at 21:26 PM EST
TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped 2.5 percent on Thursday morning after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy and promised to take a patient approach towards raising interest rates.
