Nikkei extends gains, investors snap up tech stocks with strong earnings on US rally

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โดย Reuters·

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The Nikkei extended its gains, closing 3.66% higher at 66,300.44 yen. The session was supported by a firm US stock market overnight, a pause in the yen's appreciation, and softening crude oil prices, with notable buying of tech stocks that reported strong earnings. AI and semiconductor-related shares were robust, helped by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surging over 6%. Among individual stocks, Ibiden hit its daily limit up after raising its earnings forecast and announcing a stock split, while Kioxia Holdings, SoftBank Group, and Advantest also rose. The TOPIX gained 2.13% to 4,046.17 points, and trading value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 10.923638 trillion yen.