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Capital Markets & Currencies

Tokyo: Nikkei rises to record high before BOJ decision, JGB yield climb

The Nikkei 225 Index jumped 1.6 per cent to 50,080.49 in early trading on Monday.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Tokyo: Nikkei tops 50,000 mark for first time on stimulus euphoria

The emergence of Sanae Takaichi pushed up longer-dated bond yields to multi-year highs and dragged the yen to an eight-month low versus the US dollar.
International

Japan’s new leadership prods investors to take expansionary bets

Japan officially has a new Prime Minister - what could this mean for markets?
Podcasts

Japan’s reset, gold’s whiplash, and an earnings season that’s anything but boring

The Nikkei 225 jumped 3.4% to close at a record 49,185.50, while the broader Topix rose 2.5%.
Companies & Markets

Tokyo: Nikkei closes at record high, benchmark JGBs slip ahead of Takaichi PM vote

All eyes on Japan’s next Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, and how her policies could reshape markets.
Podcasts

Sanae Takaichi’s rise, gold’s boom, and Vietnam’s market moment

There were gains across most of Asia, with Singapore, Wellington, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta financial markets all up. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul were closed for holidays.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia: Tokyo stocks hit new record as markets extend global rally

Sanae Takaichi was considered to have the most expansionist fiscal and monetary agenda among five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) race to replace hawkish Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Global Enterprise

Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets

The Nikkei 225 Index jumped 2.8 per cent to 47,061.07 in early Monday trade, while the broader Topix was up 2.1 per cent.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Tokyo: Nikkei surges to record after election win by fiscal dove Takaichi

epa12361626 Pedestrians walk past a stock market indicator board in Tokyo, Japan, 08 September 2025. The Tokyo stock market rose as expectations grew for the next administration to take new economic policy following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation on 07 September. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed the day gaining 1.45 percent. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
Companies & Markets

Japan's Nikkei marks record close for 3rd session

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