Tokyo stocks (morning session) rise 1,410 yen, driven by sharp gains in SoftBank Group

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Fri May 22, 2026 11:49 am JST Market

The Nikkei Stock Average ended the morning session on May 22 up 1,410.47 yen at 63,094.61 yen. Trading volume on the Prime Market totaled approximately 1,102.75 million shares, with a turnover of around 4,627.2 billion yen. Decliners outnumbered advancers 800 to 727, with 41 issues ending unchanged.

The Nikkei extended its sharp gains, tracking overnight strength on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 276 points to its highest level since Feb. 10. Sentiment was boosted by growing expectations for an end to hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. Following the U.S. rally, the Tokyo market opened higher. Amid continued buying of artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related shares, heavyweight SoftBank Group Corp. <9984> surged, significantly lifting the benchmark index. During the session, the Nikkei breached the 63,000 yen threshold for the first time since May 15.

Among individual movers, Kioxia Holdings, Advantest Corp <6857>, and Tokyo Electron Ltd <8035> advanced, while Fujikura Ltd. <5803> and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. <5801> gained. Ibiden Co., Ltd. <4062> and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. <6981> also rose. Conversely, Rakuten Bank, Ltd. <5838>, Hitachi, Ltd. <6501>, and Sony Group Corp <6758> fell, while Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. <8766> and Nintendo Co., Ltd. <7974> traded lower.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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