Tokyo stocks are in vogue again after being hammered for months.

With the uptrend in share prices gaining speed, the key Nikkei average has reclaimed the 11,000 level after slumping to 9,420.85 on Feb. 6.

The average of 225 leading shares closed at 11,919.30 on March 11, having risen nearly 2,500 points, or 27 percent, in a little more than a month.