Overview
- At 09:15 JST on November 13, the Nikkei 225 stood at 51,130.59, up 67.28 points from the prior close.
- The TOPIX was 3,379.95 at the same time, rising 20.62 points in early trade.
- The yen slid to as weak as ¥155.05 per dollar in New York trading, hovering around the upper ¥154 range in Tokyo quotes.
- Bank of Japan data showed the October corporate goods price index increased 2.7% year on year, indicating ongoing upstream price pressures.
- Positive overseas cues included a higher Dow close and U.S. tech headlines, with Anthropic outlining a ¥7 trillion AI infrastructure plan and IBM unveiling a new computation chip.