Market Updates
Japan Indexes Reach 4-Month Highs, AI-Linked Tech Stocks Approach 2025 Peaks
Akira Ito
26 Jun, 2025
Tokyo
Japan's market indexes advanced and rose to four-month highs amid a rebound in technology stocks.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose more than 1%, and the broader Topix edged up a fraction, following the rise in artificial intelligence-linked stocks.
In overnight trading in New York, Nvidia advanced to a new record high and reclaimed its status as the world's most valuable company.
On the domestic economic front, investors reassessed the central bank's cautious approach in normalizing interest rates amid heightened geopolitical risks and persistent trade uncertainties.
The yen held near 144.50 against the U.S. dollar, as investors continued to seek safety in non-U.S. dollar-denominated assets.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 1.4% to 39,503.16, and the broader Topix edged 0.5% to 2,797.33.
Semiconductor equipment makers advanced, following the surge in Nvidia stock in overnight trading.
Tokyo Electron Ltd. advanced 4% to ¥26,390.0, Advantest Corp. gained 5.2% to ¥10,720.0, and Disco Corp. jumped 1.7% to ¥39,430.0.
Nippon Yusen KK advanced 1.7% to ¥5,101.0, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. gained 1.4% to ¥4,833.0, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. jumped 0.8% to ¥2,033.50.
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