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This obviously is in response to what is going to be an enormous rebuilding plan for japan for that hard-hit area of the northeast and part of the country. taisei and kajima both soaring. known for constructing buildings. it certainly led to gains for all japanese construction stocks. they rally in korea as well. but back in japan on the wider economic front. the bank of japan, the central bank said it was going to inject a record $183 billion of cash into the financial system to make sure things are working smoothly, to make sure confidence is maintained and make sure there's plenty of lendin...

They are rallying in south korea. the bank of japan, the central bank met and decided to take swift action. it is going to pump a record amount of money into the financial system. $183 billion. to make sure there is enough money in the financial system so the banks can lend to each other and lend to anyone who would want to take out a loan. the idea is to keep confidence in the financial system. there is uncertainty and fears in japan, broad fears so the boj trying to calm any fears people might have about the financial system. there was one piece of good news that helped to calm fears. standa...

The nuclear threat. >> and as we've heard, the disaster is hitting the economy very, very hard there. akiko fujita is joining us now from an evacuation center in fukushima. akiko, we've heard about the economic toll this earthquake is having already. what is being done today in all of this? >> reporter: well, you're right, you know, shocks from the quake has extended to the markets. japan's benchmark nikkei fell 6.3% in the first session since the quake hit. that prompted the central bank to line up a record $183 billion in funds to stabilize the banking system. when you look at the numbers, t...

Injecting a record 15 trillion yen, $183 billion into the economy, liquidity to go in, and calm investors' worries, which is a lot. the economic aftershocks here in the u.s., oil prices are down today due to less demand from japan. now, japan, here the third largest importer of oil. but overall energy prices could rise should they meet a shift from the nuclear power to natural gas and coal. here's the big impact as toyota, honda, and nissan have all shut down plants due to lelectrical shortages and an inability to export. we'll see a possible shortage of car models, including hybrid models, to...

But in hong kong, the hang seng rose 96. well, given the vast extent of last week's earthquake in japan, not surprisingly companies that do business there, as well as nuclear-related businesses look to be the most vulnerable this week on wall street. tokyo's stock market spiralled downward. japan's central bank has injected a record 15 trillion yen, $183 billion into money markets to try to defend japan's already-fragile economy. keep an eye on the nation's two biggest nuclear operators, exelon and enter g and watch shares of top uranium miners. edison international and pg & e which operate ...