- Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index increased by 1.7% on Thursday, ending a six-day losing streak.
- Investor optimism grew after President Trump paused plans for tariffs related to Greenland acquisition concerns.
- The index had previously declined for five consecutive days following a record high last week.

A: Hey Sakura! Did you hear about the Nikkei 225 today?

B: Hi Kenji! No, what’s it doing? Is it still down?

A: Nope! It went up! The first time in six days!

B: Really? Wow! What made it change?

A: Trump! He’s not going to put tariffs on countries that don't want to sell him Greenland.

B: Greenland? Seriously? That’s… a lot. So, that made investors feel better?

A: Exactly! They were worried about trade fights between the US and Europe.

B: Oh, I remember! Things were tense last week. I think it hit a record high, right?

A: Yep! It was above 54,000. But then it fell for five days.

B: So, it closed at 53,688 today? That’s still pretty high!

A: It is! Hopefully, this means things will be stable now.