Overview

• Nikkei 225 finished up 124.62 points at 45,754.93, marking a third consecutive record closing high.
• TOPIX gained 14.90 to 3,185.35 and set both intraday and closing records.
• The yen traded at 148.81–83 per dollar late in Tokyo, with traders pointing to Jerome Powell’s Sept. 23 remarks and a risk-on tone; a U.S. Q2 GDP upgrade to 3.8% added a fresh macro cue.
• Automobile and machinery stocks advanced on expectations that currency depreciation will lift earnings for export-oriented companies.
• Semiconductor-related shares faced selling after U.S. technology benchmarks fell in the previous session.