Market Updates
Japan Indexes Gyrate Amid U.S. Trade Negotiation Uncertainty
Akira Ito
08 May, 2025
Tokyo
Japan's benchmark indexes advanced and reversed losses in the previous session.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.4%, and the broader Topix index edged up 0.1%, led by a rise in semiconductor equipment stocks.
The gain in Tokyo stock reflected the advance in U.S. indexes in overnight trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve held steady its target rate range between 4.25% and 4.50%.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out a preemptive rate cut ahead of the visible impact of the Trump administration's tariffs.
The Bank of Japan's latest meeting minutes showed that policymakers prefer to raise rates in the months ahead if Japan's economic growth and inflation meet the central bank's targets.
Japan's trade negotiators held out for an agreement as early as next month, but both sides remain far apart on tariff levels and non-tariff trade barriers.
The Japanese yen traded at 143.95 against the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan released its minutes of the latest policy meeting.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.4% to 36,932.95, and the broader TOPIX edged up 0.1% to 2,699.53.
Tokyo Electron advanced 2.5% to ¥22,455.0, Advantest Corp. gained 4% to ¥6,601.0, and Disco Corp. increased 5.7% to ¥30,410.0.
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. increased 0.8% to ¥2,210.50, and Mercari Inc. increased 2.4% to ¥2,363.0. Takashimaya Co. Ltd. edged 0.6% to ¥1,100.0, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. advanced 1.3%, and Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. edged up 0.1% to ¥47,400.0.
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