Bailout hopes offset Japan tankan

(01:20) Report

Oct 1 - Optimism about a new U.S. financial bailout package outweighed a weak Japanese business survey Wednesday, lifting most Asian share markets.

Hopes a new rescue plan will pass Congress this week and a Wall Street rally lifted even Japan's Nikkei, which digested the worst business confidence in five years.

Dan Sloan reports.

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