Japan key stock index rebounds over Wall Street tech gains

TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key stock index rebounded for the first time in six trading days on Thursday, following the overnight rally in U.S. tech stocks.

The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed 128.02 points, or 0.33 percent higher at 38,572.60.

The tech-led rally in the U.S. stock market carried over to the Tokyo market, with notable gains in heavyweight sem