Japan’s benchmark Nikkei gauge surged on Tuesday, closing over 33,000 for the first time in 33 years, led by technology shares on expectations of a flood of investment in chip-related companies. | reuters
A man looks at an electric monitor displaying a stock quotation board outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo
TOKYO – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei gauge surged on Tuesday, closing over 33,000 for the first time in 33 years, led by technology shares on expectations of a flood of investment in chip-related companies. SoftBank Group Corp jumped 5.25 percent on reports it may team up on an AI venture with ChatGPT operator OpenAI and that its semiconductor unit Arm is in investment talks with Intel Corp. Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest Corp soared 4.79 percent.Toyota Motor Corp shares leapt 4.99 percent after the automaker announced plans to market next-generation battery electronic vehicles from 2026.
The Nikkei climbed for a third-straight session, adding 1.8 percent to 33,018.65, closing above the key psychological level for the first time since July 1990. The broader Topix gained 1.16 percent to 2,264.79.
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