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<Asia> Nikkei Climbs 1,384 Points or 2.4% as Chip and Electronics Stocks Lead; Daikin Industries (6367.JP) Surges 9%
Japanese equities hit a fresh record high as market expectations of easing US-Iran tensions lifted investors risk appetite, driving funds into artificial intelligence and semicond...
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<Asia> Nikkei Climbs 1,384 Points or 2.4% as Chip and Electronics Stocks Lead; Daikin Industries (6367.JP) Surges 9%
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Japanese equities hit a fresh record high as market expectations of easing US-Iran tensions lifted investors risk appetite, driving funds into artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related stocks. Panic buying was also seen in the market, further pushing up the broader index. The Nikkei 225 opened 345 points higher and extended gains, once surging 1,553 points in late trading to a new high of 59,688 points. It closed up 1,384 points, or 2.4%, at 59,518 points.

AI and semiconductor-related shares advanced. SoftBank Group (9984.JP), which invests in chip designer Arm, and chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron (8035.JP) rose 5.1% and 5.3%, respectively. Memory chipmaker Kioxia (285A.JP) gained 4.5%. Nvidia suppliers Advantest (6857.JP), wafer manufacturer SUMCO (3436.JP), and precision toolmaker Disco (6146.JP) climbed between 3.5% and 4%, while inspection equipment producer Lasertec (6920.JP) added 1.6%. The precision electronics sector performed strongly, with Murata Manufacturing (6981.JP) and Taiyo Yuden (6976.JP) rising 6% and 6.6%, respectively, and TDK (6762.JP) surging 13.1%.

Optical fiber makers Furukawa Electric (5801.JP) and Fujikura (5803.JP) rose 3.3% and 4.7%, while Sumitomo Electric Industries (5802.JP) gained 6.2%. Among metal stocks, JX Metals (5016.JP) edged up 1.3%, while Mitsui Mining & Smelting (5706.JP) and Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713.JP) climbed 5.8% and 3.5%. Construction machinery shares bucked the trend, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012.JP) falling 4.2% and Komatsu (6301.JP) dropping 5.4%.

Elsewhere, Fast Retailing (9983.JP) rose 0.7%. Nissan (7201.JP), Panasonic (6752.JP), Sony (6758.JP), Ryohin Keikaku (7453.JP) and Marubeni (8002.JP) gained between 2% and 2.7%. Sanrio (8136.JP) and Rakuten Group (4755.JP) advanced 3.8% and 4.7%, respectively, while banking stock Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP) added 1.1%. Daikin Industries (6367.JP) jumped 9.1% after activist investor Elliott acquired a stake and called for improved shareholder returns.

The USD/JPY was quoted at 158.84. (fc/w)~

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