Overview
- The Nikkei 225 finished at 49,316.06, up 130.56, after jumping more than 700 yen intraday into the 49,900s to notch a second straight record during trading.
- TOPIX hit an intraday record of 3,273.55 and closed at 3,249.50, up 1.05 points, underscoring broad market participation.
- Buying was propelled by optimism over economic measures under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who was selected in the afternoon.
- Afternoon profit‑taking introduced volatility, and the benchmark briefly dipped into negative territory before recovering into the close.
- Momentum followed the LDP–Japan Innovation Party coalition agreement reached the previous day, and trading volume totaled about 2.24 billion shares.