Tokyo stocks surge over 2,200 points at one stage as Middle East fears ease
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On the Tokyo stock market on the 5th, the Nikkei Stock Average at one point rose more than 2,200 points from the previous day's close. Caution over the Middle East situation eased, and buying spread. The morning close was 65,861.00, up 1,903.47 points. US Treasury Secretary Bessent indicated in a television interview on the 4th that there is a possibility of reaching an agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, and on the same day crude oil futures fell in the US market, with major US stock indices all rising sharply, a trend that carried over.
