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Stocks in Japan gained Friday, as the Nikkei Stock Average rose 2.7% to 63339.07.
SoftBank Group Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 12% to Y6,757, and Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. surged 12% to Y9,102. Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 10% to Y11,820.
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. posted the largest decline, falling 4.1% to Y7,381, followed by shares of Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp., which fell 4.1% to Y1,264. Shares of Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. fell 3.9% to Y1,510.
On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to Y159.12.
In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield fell 2.00 basis point to 1.425% and the 10-year JGB yield fell 0.99 basis point to 2.757%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell 0.20 basis point to 4.571%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 22, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)
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