TOKYO, Oct 9, 2008 (AFP) - Japanese share prices rebounded in early trade on Thursday, a day after the biggest loss in two decades on concerns about the fallout from the global financial crisis.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 65.47 points, or 0.71 percent, to 9,268.79, reversing early losses.

On Wednesday the index plunged 9.38 percent, its worst day since October 20, 1987 in the wake of the 'Black Monday' crash in the United States.