Japan's Nikkei sees highest single month growth since January 1994

The Topix index as a whole also hit an all-time ￰0￱ went up as much as 1.4% during the day and ended the day 0.9% higher at 3,331.83. What’s behind Japan’s market rally? The rally was powered largely by technology stocks, which continued to dominate Japan’s market ￰1￱ and AI-related companies led the gains, with Socionext jumping nearly 17%, Advantest adding 3.9%, and Hitachi advancing 7.2%. These firms, which carry significant weight in the Nikkei, helped lift the index to its new highs.

Additionally, a weaker yen further bolstered sentiment, after the currency slid to a record low against the euro and its weakest level since February versus the US ￰2￱ decline followed the Bank of Japan’s decision to hold interest rates steady , with Governor Kazuo Ueda maintaining a cautious tone that reassured investors the country’s loose monetary policy would continue. Export-heavy sectors benefited as the softer yen improved profit outlooks for major Japanese ￰3￱ home, expectations have been growing for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new government, which is said to be planning to implement a stimulus package that prioritizes AI and tech ￰4￱ experts, such as Naoya Oshikubo of MUFG Asset Management, have pointed out that the 52,000 level is “just a step on the way higher.” US tech stocks eat up their Wednesday gains Major US stock indexes declined Thursday as investors digested several big tech earnings reports, with more set to be delivered after the ￰5￱ blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.2% at the end of the ￰6￱ Wednesday, the index hit new highs as soon as the markets ￰7￱ was as a result of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying that another interest rate cut in December “is not a foregone conclusion—far from it” after the central bank cut its key rate by a quarter ￰8￱ the same time, Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, all released their quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday.

Alphabet’s shares went up 2.5% to a new high after the company made more than $100 billion in quarterly sales for the first time. However, Meta’s and Microsoft’s shares declined by about 11% and 3%, respectively, dragging down the ￰9￱ (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), two more members of the Magnificent Seven, reported results soon after the market opened on ￰10￱ the end of the regular session, Apple shares were up 0.6% to a new high, while Amazon shares were down about 3%. After the market closed, both prices increased due to the quarterly ￰11￱ 109.88 points, or 0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,522.12. Also, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the standard S&P 500 saw declines of 1.6% and 1% ￰12￱ Nikkei stock market in Japan reached a new all-time high of 52,411.34 today, an increase of 2.1%.

The outstanding October saw the benchmark rise 16.6%, the greatest monthly gain since January 1994, and the robust session came to a close on that ￰13￱ Nikkei performance.), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, all released their quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday. Alphabet’s shares went up 2.5% to a new high after the company made more than $100 billion in quarterly sales for the first time. However, Meta’s and Microsoft’s shares declined by about 11% and 3%, respectively, dragging down the ￰14￱ (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), two more members of the Magnificent Seven, reported results soon after the market opened on ￰15￱ the end of the regular session, Apple shares were up 0.6% to a new high, while Amazon shares were down about 3%.

After the market closed, both prices increased due to the quarterly ￰16￱ 109.88 points, or 0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,522.12. Also, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the standard S&P 500 saw declines of 1.6% and 1% respectively. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index soared to a three-year record high on ￰17￱ marks a significant milestone for the country’s stock market, as it continues its upward trend, wrapping up a 16% surge in ￰18￱ Nikkei stock market in Japan reached a new all-time high of 52,411.34 today, an increase of 2.1%. The outstanding October saw the benchmark rise 16.6%, the greatest monthly gain since January 1994, and the robust session came to a close on that ￰19￱ Nikkei performance.), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, all released their quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday.

Alphabet’s shares went up 2.5% to a new high after the company made more than $100 billion in quarterly sales for the first time. However, Meta’s and Microsoft’s shares declined by about 11% and 3%, respectively, dragging down the ￰20￱ (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), two more members of the Magnificent Seven, reported results soon after the market opened on ￰21￱ the end of the regular session, Apple shares were up 0.6% to a new high, while Amazon shares were down about 3%. After the market closed, both prices increased due to the quarterly ￰22￱ 109.88 points, or 0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,522.12. Also, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the standard S&P 500 saw declines of 1.6% and 1% respectively.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index soared to a three-year record high on ￰23￱ marks a significant milestone for the country’s stock market, as it continues its upward trend, wrapping up a 16% surge in ￰24￱ Nikkei stock market in Japan reached a new all-time high of 52,411.34 today, an increase of 2.1%. The outstanding October saw the benchmark rise 16.6%, the greatest monthly gain since January 1994, and the robust session came to a close on that ￰25￱ Nikkei performance.), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, all released their quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday. Alphabet’s shares went up 2.5% to a new high after the company made more than $100 billion in quarterly sales for the first time.

However, Meta’s and Microsoft’s shares declined by about 11% and 3%, respectively, dragging down the ￰26￱ (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), two more members of the Magnificent Seven, reported results soon after the market opened on ￰27￱ the end of the regular session, Apple shares were up 0.6% to a new high, while Amazon shares were down about 3%. After the market closed, both prices increased due to the quarterly ￰28￱ 109.88 points, or 0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,522.12. Also, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the standard S&P 500 saw declines of 1.6% and 1% respectively. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index soared to a three-year record high on ￰29￱ marks a significant milestone for the country’s stock market, as it continues its upward trend, wrapping up a 16% surge in ￰30￱ Nikkei stock market in Japan reached a new all-time high of 52,411.34 today, an increase of 2.1%.

The outstanding October saw the benchmark rise 16.6%, the greatest monthly gain since January 1994, and the robust session came to a close on that ￰31￱ Nikkei performance.), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, all released their quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday. Alphabet’s shares went up 2.5% to a new high after the company made more than $100 billion in quarterly sales for the first time. However, Meta’s and Microsoft’s shares declined by about 11% and 3%, respectively, dragging down the ￰32￱ (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), two more members of the Magnificent Seven, reported results soon after the market opened on ￰33￱ the end of the regular session, Apple shares were up 0.6% to a new high, while Amazon shares were down about 3%.

After the market closed, both prices increased due to the quarterly ￰34￱ 109.88 points, or 0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,522.12. Also, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the standard S&P 500 saw declines of 1.6% and 1% ￰35￱ you're reading this, you’re already ￰36￱ there with our newsletter .