TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average

rose more than 2% on Thursday, led by export-oriented stocks, as

the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar despite a bumper

interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

The Nikkei was up 2.1% at 37,133.34, as of 00:08

GMT, while the broader Topix was up 1.9% to 2,614,09.

The dollar edged higher in choppy trading after the Fed cut

rates by half a percentage point, citing greater confidence that

inflation will continue to recede to the U.S. central bank's 2%

annual target.

Uniqlo brand owner Fast Retailing ( FRCOF ) rose to give the

biggest boost to the Nikkei. Technology start-up investor

SoftBank Group rose 1.4%.

All of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 industry sub-indexes

were trading higher, led by the automakers' index,

rising 3.9%.

Toyota Motor ( TM ) jumped 4.9%.