Japan's Nikkei 225 Closed Up Following a Rebound In Semiconductor Equipment Makers

Akira Ito
15 Jul, 2025
Tokyo

Japan's stocks recouped losses of the previous session following a rebound in technology stocks. 

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed up 0.5%, and the broader Topix edged up 0.1%. 

Tech stocks led the rebound in Tokyo after Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang said that the company can soon resume selling advanced chips to China, meeting the guidelines set by the U.S. 

Investors reviewed the latest batch of economic data from China, which confirmed that the economy is resilient despite the ongoing tariff tensions in the U.S. 

China's second quarter GDP expanded at an annual pace of 5.2%, slower than the 5.4% in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics reported Tuesday.

New property prices in June fell 0.3% from the previous month, faster than the 0.2% rate in the previous month, signaling ongoing demand weakness. 

Domestically, investors awaited the release of inflation and international trade data later this week.

Japan's 10-year bond yield rose to 1.59%, the highest since 2008, amid expectations that the fiscal spending is likely to expand ahead of the Upper House election this Sunday. 

The yen hovered at a two-month low of 147 against the U.S. dollar, as traders worried about the persistent trade tensions with the U.S.

 

Japan Stocks and Indexes 

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average edged up 0.5% to 39,678.02, and the broader Topix gained 0.1% to 2,825.31. 

Tokyo Electron Ltd. increased 3.4% to ¥27,410.0; Advantest Corp. gained 1.8% to ¥11,720.0; and Disco Corp. jumped 4.4% to ¥46,250.0. 

Seven & I Holdings decreased 0.1% to ¥2,198.50, Fast Retailing advanced 1.8% to ¥44,920.0, and Aeon Co. Ltd. added 0.2% to ¥4,421.0.