Japan's Nikkei briefly soars over 3 pct on weaker yen

TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei briefly jumped over 1,100 points, or 3 percent, as the yen fell to the lower 147 range against the U.S. dollar Wednesday morning.

Tokyo stocks fluctuated wildly in morning trade by opening sharply lower as investors locked in profits after the Nikkei stock index rebounded in its largest-ever intraday gain the previous day. But the yen's depreciation sent the ben