Market Updates
Tokyo Tech Market Rally Expands to Defense and Financial Stocks
Akira Ito
06 Jan, 2026
Tokyo
Japan's indexes advanced for the second consecutive session this week amid sustained enthusiasm for semiconductor, financial, and defense stocks.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 1.3%, and the broader Topix Index soared 1.7% as foreign investors increased exposure to Japanese stocks.
Benchmark indexes in Japan tracked market advances in overnight trading in New York, and semiconductor stocks led the gainers.
Asian markets gained on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors shrugged off rising tensions in South America following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 1.3% to 52,511.34, and the broader Topix Index advanced 1.7% to 3,534.81.
Artificial intelligence-driven stocks extended 2025 gains as foreign investors pumped up buying.
Softbank Group Corp. increased 2.5% to ¥4,731.0, Tokyo Electron added 0.7% to ¥37,190.0, and Advantest Corp. increased 1.3% to ¥21,455.0.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial gained 2.5% to ¥5,311.00, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial advanced 2.4% to ¥2,604.50, and Mizuho Financial Group soared 4.4% to ¥6,131.0.
IHI Corp. added 3.3% to ¥3,099.0, Kawasaki Heavy Industries gained 6.6% to ¥11,890.0, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries gained 2% to ¥4,249.0.
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