Tokyo's benchmark stock index closed 6.72 percent higher on Thursday, led by a surge in financials and exporter giants, on hopes Donald Trump's shock US presidential election win will provide a boost to the world's number one economy.

The key Nikkei 225 index, which plummeted 5.4 percent on Wednesday, jumped 1,092.88 points to 17,344.42. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was up 5.78 percent, or 75.19 points, at 1,376.35.