Japanese Stocks Climb 2.4%

Dow Jones04-16 15:00

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Stocks in Japan gained Thursday, as the Nikkei Stock Average added 2.4% to 59518.34.

TDK Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 13% to Y2,540, and Trend Micro Inc. surged 9.9% to Y5,998. Daikin Industries Ltd. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 9.1% to Y22,090.

Komatsu Ltd. posted the largest decline, dropping 5.4% to Y6,812, followed by shares of Kubota Corp., which dropped 5.2% to Y2,608. Shares of BayCurrent Inc. dropped 5.1% to Y5,300.

On the currency front, the yen strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to Y158.80.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 0.22 basis point to 1.364% and the 10-year JGB yield fell 0.14 basis point to 2.402%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell 1.70 basis point to 4.271%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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April 16, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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