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Stocks in Japan rose Monday, as the Nikkei Stock Average added 0.9% to 66934.33.
SoftBank Group Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 14% to Y8,541, and Kioxia Holdings Corp. surged 10% to Y72,500. Sumco Corp. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 9% to Y4,372.
Denka Co. Ltd. posted the largest decline, dropping 7.3% to Y4,149, followed by shares of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., which dropped 7.2% to Y6,088. Shares of Shiseido Co. Ltd. dropped 7.0% to Y2,615.
On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to Y159.41.
In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 4.09 basis points to 1.404% and the 10-year JGB yield rose 2.61 basis points to 2.683%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield rose 2.50 basis points to 4.468%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 01, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)
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