Market Updates
Japan's Indexes Eased 1% After a 3-Day Rally Lifted Stocks to Record Highs
Akira Ito
14 Aug, 2025
Tokyo
Benchmark indexes in Japan pulled back after rallying for three consecutive sessions amid profit taking.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average and the broader Topix declined more than 1%, as investors booked profit after benchmark indexes surged more than 10% this year.
Market sentiment remained positive amid receding global trade tensions and an improving profit outlook for domestic corporations.
Moreover, foreign investors continued to pump new capital into Japanese stocks as they chased returns outside the U.S.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average and the Topix are hovering at record highs, as investors remain focused on corporate earnings results despite the challenging global macroeconomic outlook.
Investors debated the rate path, and the Bank of Japan is expected to continue its rate-hike campaign amid wage pressures and building inflationary pressures after decades of price declines.
The yen strengthened to 146.24 against the U.S. dollar amid speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve is more likely to lower rates at the end of the next policy meeting in September.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.3% to 42,693.77, and the broader Topix decreased 1% to 3,060.14.
SoftBank Group advanced 4.4% to ¥15,530.0, NTT Inc. decreased 0.8% to ¥161.50, and KDDI Corp. fell 1.9% to ¥2,587.50.
Toyota Motor Corp. declined 2.2% to ¥2,813.50, Honda Motor Corp. dropped 1.6% to ¥1,618.0, and Nissan Motor eased 1.4% to ¥327.80.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha decreased 0.8% to ¥2,213.0, Nippon Yusen K.K. eased 1.5% to ¥5,246.0, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. fell 0.3% to ¥4,885.0.
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