Overview

• The Nikkei 225 closed up 336.00 points at 43,714.31, marking its second straight record closing high.
• TOPIX ended at 3,120.96, also achieving a fresh closing peak.
• Both benchmarks set intraday highs, with the Nikkei rising more than 300 yen during the session.
• Export-linked sectors including automakers and machinery makers drove much of the advance following yen depreciation against the dollar.
• Foreign investors enlarged positions in export stocks, underscoring market sensitivity to currency fluctuations.