Shares in global carmakers surged after a U.S. trade agreement with Japan sparked optimism for the auto industry. Japanese auto stocks were particularly buoyant, with Toyota closing up 14%, its bigges

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) surged more than 12% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors gauged the Japanese auto stock as a big winner of the new trade deal stuck between the U.S. and Japan. The U.

Japan's Honda stock jumped more than 11%, while Toyota surged over 15%. Shares of South Korean carmaker Hyundai and Kia also rose on the announcement. Shares of Japanese automakers surged after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that U.S. auto tariffs were lowered to 15% from the current 25%, Reuters reported.