Overview
- Nikkei 225 hovered near a morning close of 51,166.78, while TOPIX rose to 3,380.30 and set intraday highs.
- The yen briefly touched 155.01 to the dollar before easing to 154.71–73 at 17:00 JST, with New York morning quotes near 154.66–76 and early Tokyo on Nov. 14 around 154.31–33.
- Traders bought dollars after the partial closure of U.S. government agencies was lifted, reducing economic uncertainty tied to the outlook.
- Recent AI-driven leaders saw rotation as SoftBank Group shares were sold on overheating concerns.
- Earlier optimism had the Dow at a record on expectations the closure would end, though U.S. stocks later fell sharply as rate-cut hopes receded.