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Japan's Indexes Halted 3-Day Rally, Tokyo's Inflation Stayed Above 2% In September
Akira Ito
26 Sep, 2025
Tokyo
Benchmark indexes in Tokyo halted a three-day rally, and the U.S. announced new tariffs.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average decreased 0.5%, the broader Topix added 0.3%, and the Japanese yen drifted to a two-month low of 149.65 against the U.S. dollar.
Global market sentiment weakened after the U.S. president announced new tariffs on upholstered furniture, heavy-duty trucks, and pharmaceuticals.
The latest tariff whiplash raised concerns that any trade agreement with the Trump administration could be easily rendered useless by Donald Trump.
Moreover, Tokyo-area core inflation rose 2.5% from a year ago in September, matching the annual rate in August, according to the Statistics Bureau of Japan.
Overall annual inflation was 2.5%, matching the rate in the previous month, and Tokyo's indicator serves as a leading indicator for the national trend.
The Japanese yen drifted toward the two-month low as investors worried that the ongoing political uncertainty and unpredictability of the U.S. trade policy could dampen exports.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average decreased 0.5% to 45,578.56, and the broader Topix added 0.3% to 3,193.64.
For the holiday-shortened week, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average decreased 0.3%, and the Topix gained 0.2%.
Softbank Group declined 2.9% to ¥19,005.0, Tokyo Electron fell 3.3% to ¥26,800.0, and Disco Corp. dropped 6.7% to ¥47,050.0.
Astellas Pharma decreased 0.8% to ¥1,647.50, Takeda Pharmaceutical increased 0.3% to ¥4,445.0, and Daiichi Sanko Co. Ltd. dropped 2.2% to ¥3,341.0.
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