Sony surges by $3.3bn boosted by James Bond film and Adele's new album

Sony gained $3.3bn (€3bn) of market value after reporting better-than-expected profit with a huge helping hand from Hollywood, music, and games last quarter.

The shares climbed 12% to 2,836 yen in Tokyo yesterday, the biggest rise since October 2008, compared with a 2% advance for the Nikkei 225 Stock Average.

Sony’s net income surged to 120.1bn yen (€915m) in the December quarter.