GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen surge hits Japan shares, risky assets

HONG KONG, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The yen surged to an eight-month high against the dollar on Monday as Japanese officials waved off any plans to stem the currency's rise, driving the Nikkei down more than 2 percent and sparking a broad retreat in risky assets . The yen's jump against the dollar has it poised to make a run at the 13-year peak of 87.10 struck earlier in the year, with the rise through levels that Japan's big exporters had planned for this financial year hitting their shares.

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