TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.8 percent to close at its highest level in two months on Wednesday as investors continued to welcome the Bank of Japan's surprise interest rate cut the day before.
The BOJ pledged to pump more funds into the struggling economy and to keep rates virtually at zero, sending the benchmark Nikkei 1.5 percent higher on Tuesday.
The benchmark Nikkei gained 172.67 points to 9,691.43 -- its highest close since Aug. 3.
The broader Topix rose 1.4 percent to 844.50. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi and Chikafumi Hodo)