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<Asia>Nikkei Finishes Midday Up by 1,139 pts or 2.1%; Nintendo Up 10%
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Japanese bourse advanced in early trading. Oracle's shares climbed after reporting quarterly results, boosting Japanese semiconductor-related stocks. A weaker yen also benefited the market. Nikkei 225 Stock Average opened 669 points higher; with wilder gains, it leapfrogged as much as 1,300 points to peak at 55,549. It closed the morning session up 1,139 points, or 2.1%, at 55,387. AI and semiconductor stocks led the gains, with SoftBank (9984.JP) and Kioxia (285A.JP) up 8.4% and 8.3% respectively. Advantest (6857.JP), Disco (6146.JP), and Lasertec (6920.JP) spiked 3.8-4.6%. Nintendo (7974.JP) jumped up 9.9% after the release of a new game. AAStocks Financial News |
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