TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose 2 percent on Thursday, buoyed by a jump in resource stocks on higher commodity prices as the dollar weakened on expectations that the Federal Reserve will further loosen monetary policy.
Robust U.S. earnings results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp have bolstered investor confidence and helped to spur short-covering, analysts said, but worries about Japanese earnings due to the persistent strength in the yen will likely keep gains in check.
The benchmark Nikkei was up 1.9 percent at 9,583.57 after rising as much as 2 percent to 9,591.38.
The broader Topix gained 1.6 percent to 835.49. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Edmund Klamann)