Japan Indexes Advanced Tracking Wall Street Gains, LDP Kicks Off Campaign for Leadership Race

Akira Ito
22 Sep, 2025
Tokyo

Japan's benchmark indexes advanced on Monday, tracking Friday's Wall Street gains to new record highs.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 1.4%, and the broader Topix advanced 0.8% after investors reviewed rate decisions from major central banks.

The Bank of Japan left its key short-term rate unrevised and signaled its plan to start selling the ETF and J-REIT holdings, which were accumulated over the years of unorthodox monetary policy. 

The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its key lending rate range by 25 basis points to between 4.0% and 4.25%, and the Bank of England kept its rate steady.

However, the Norges Bank lowered its policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.0%, and Norway's central bank signaled additional rate cuts if the broader economy evolves as projected. 

In Japan, the Tokyo-area inflation rate, and in India, a private survey on business activities is on tap. 

On the earnings front, Niitaka Co., New World Development, Asahi Co., and Mitachi Co. are scheduled to announce their interim results.

 Elsewhere in Asia, the People's Bank of China held its loan prime rates steady at record lows for the fourth consecutive month in September. The one-year rate remained at 3.0%, and the five-year rate stayed at 3.5%.

 

Japan Indexes and Stocks 

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 1.4% to 45,688.93, and the broader Topix added 0.8% to 3,173.64. 

Semiconductor equipment makers led Monday's gainers in Tokyo trading, after Apple Inc launched the latest version of iPhone in the U.S. and many other countries. 

Tokyo Electron gained 4.7% to ¥26,805.0, Advantest Corp. increased 3.3% to ¥15,500.0, and Lasertec Corp. soared 11.5% to ¥21,405.0. 

Nintendo Co. Ltd. increased 0.5% to ¥12,865.0, Sanrio Ld. decreased 0.4% to ¥6,758.0, and Fujikura Ltd. added 1.7% to ¥14,205.0. 

Nippon Yusen KK decreased 1.6% to ¥5,360.0, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines dropped 2.2% to ¥4,672.0, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. fell 2.7% to ¥2,220.50.