Article Photos: China gives markets a lift at end of bruising week



  A woman walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo as Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 136.87 points to 11,220.20 at one point Friday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2013, slumping after a recent rally spurred by a weakening yen. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

A woman walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo as Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 136.87 points to 11,220.20 at one point Friday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2013, slumping after a recent rally spurred by a weakening yen. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)