A: Hey there! Did you catch any news about Japan lately? 🌞
B: Nope, what's up? 🤔
A: Well, guess what?! The benchmark stock index in Japan, Nikkei 225, surged way over the 40,000 level on Monday! That's a record high for this year! 📈
B: No way! What triggered that? 🤔
A: It seems like some positive comments from the US Treasury Secretary. Scott Bessent suggested they might seal tariff deals with trading partners by September 1, which led to a rally on Wall Street on Friday. 🤝
B: Wow, that must have carried over to Japan! 🌱
A: Yeah, it sure did! The Nikkei even gained around 700 points from the previous close, setting the highest closing figure of the year! 🎉
B: That's amazing news! I bet investors were jumping with joy. 🕺🏼
A: Absolutely! They placed buy orders on a wide range of shares soon after the opening. If things keep going this way, we might see a five-day winning streak for the index! 📈🚀
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Japan's benchmark stock index surged well above the 40,000 level on Monday, hitting an intraday high for the year. The momentum carried over from a Friday rally on Wall Street driven by comments from the US Treasury Secretary. Scott Bessent suggested Washington would seal tariff deals with trading partners by September 1.
The Nikkei 225 briefly gained 700 points, or 1.7 percent, from Friday's close, which was the highest closing figure of the year.
Investors placed buy orders on a wide range of shares soon after the opening. The index is set to extend its winning streak to five trading days.
B: Nope, what's up? 🤔
A: Well, guess what?! The benchmark stock index in Japan, Nikkei 225, surged way over the 40,000 level on Monday! That's a record high for this year! 📈
B: No way! What triggered that? 🤔
A: It seems like some positive comments from the US Treasury Secretary. Scott Bessent suggested they might seal tariff deals with trading partners by September 1, which led to a rally on Wall Street on Friday. 🤝
B: Wow, that must have carried over to Japan! 🌱
A: Yeah, it sure did! The Nikkei even gained around 700 points from the previous close, setting the highest closing figure of the year! 🎉
B: That's amazing news! I bet investors were jumping with joy. 🕺🏼
A: Absolutely! They placed buy orders on a wide range of shares soon after the opening. If things keep going this way, we might see a five-day winning streak for the index! 📈🚀
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Japan's benchmark stock index surged well above the 40,000 level on Monday, hitting an intraday high for the year. The momentum carried over from a Friday rally on Wall Street driven by comments from the US Treasury Secretary. Scott Bessent suggested Washington would seal tariff deals with trading partners by September 1.
The Nikkei 225 briefly gained 700 points, or 1.7 percent, from Friday's close, which was the highest closing figure of the year.
Investors placed buy orders on a wide range of shares soon after the opening. The index is set to extend its winning streak to five trading days.
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Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index surged past 40,000 on Monday, marking a new high for the year. The surge was attributed to positive comments from the US Treasury Secretary about potential tariff deals with trading partners by September 1, which caused a rally on Wall Street. The Nikkei gained
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250630_B3/
Created: 2025/07/01 07:10
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:29
Last Read: 2025/07/01 07:28