US EditionNikkei logs highest year-end close on record above 50,000
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange has jumped by 26% since 1 January, while Seoul was blazing by 76%. ...
The Nikkei closed on Tuesday the year 2025 on a 26% jump since 1 January, while in Seoul the Kospi index has blazed 76% over the last 12 months.
Market sentiment has also been boosted this year by solid profits from Japanese companies.
According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market capitalization ranking (including government holdings) as of the end of 2025 announced by the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 30th, the rapid rise of semiconductor-related companies was particularly notable. Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) has become a global boom, and expectations for business expansion have pushed up stock prices.
Japan's Nikkei index fell on Tuesday, weighed down by a decline in the technology sector, which had helped drive significant stock gains this year. The Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.1% to 50,465.35 by midday, while the broader Topix index also fell 0.1%. On the last trading day of 2025 in Japan, the Nikkei is on track for a 26% year-on-year jump, its third consecutive annual increase and the largest since 2023. The Topix is headed for a 23% rise.…
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