Tokyo stocks close 1,819 yen higher in third straight gain, reaching record high above 65,000 on semiconductor buying

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Mon May 25, 2026 4:18 pm JST Market

Tokyo stocks extended gains on Monday as robust risk appetite drove the benchmark Nikkei share average up sharply for a third straight day to a fresh record close in uncharted territory above 65,000.

The Nikkei closed at 65,158.19, up 1,819.12 yen from Friday, marking its third straight advance. Estimated trading volume on the Prime Market was around 2,428.88 million shares, with an estimated turnover of 10,503.6 billion yen. Decliners outnumbered gainers 853 to 686, while 29 issues ended unchanged.

After surging more than 3,500 yen over two sessions late last week to hit record highs, the Tokyo market maintained its powerful upward momentum on Monday, shrugging off profit-taking by short-term traders as gains topped 2,000 yen at one point. Optimism that the U.S.-Iran conflict is nearing a resolution sent Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average to a fresh record high on Friday, while chip stocks rallied, lifting the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) by 2% to its own record peak. This triggered massive fund inflows into major AI and semiconductor-related shares in Tokyo. The average daily gain over the past three sessions reached about 1,780 yen, underscoring high market volatility. Although decliners outpaced gainers among broader market issues, the broader TOPIX index also gained for a third straight day, hitting its first record high in nearly three months since Feb. 27.

Among individual stocks, Kioxia Holdings <285A> surged on massive trading volume, Fujikura Ltd. <5803> hit its daily limit-up in a sharp rebound, and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. <5801> also rallied. SoftBank Group Corp. <9984> saw heavy trading to finish higher, while Lasertec Corp. <6920> and IBIDEN CO.,LTD. <4062> both jumped. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. <6981> drew heavy buying, and Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited <5706> posted solid gains. Future Innovation Group, Inc. <4392> hit its daily limit-up to top percentage gainers, alongside NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION <6997>, NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD. <6779>, DAISHINKU CORP. <6962>, Nippon Chemical Industrial Co.,Ltd. <4092>, TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. <6976>, and TAMURA CORPORATION <6768>, all of which were locked at their daily limit-ups.

Conversely, megabanks including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. <8306> and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. <8411> underperformed, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. <7011> finished weak. Nintendo Co., Ltd. <7974> faced selling pressure, FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. <9983> was sold down, and Mitsubishi Corporation <8058> ended lower. KLab Inc. <3656> plunged, while ARCHION <543A> and m-up holdings, Inc. <3661> fell sharply. TSURUHA HOLDINGS INC. <3391> also posted steep declines.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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