Japanese Stocks Climb 1.5%

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Stocks in Japan gained Wednesday, as the Nikkei Stock Average added 1.5% to 68751.51.

Lasertec Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 10% to Y49,690, and Ibiden Co. Ltd. surged 7.6% to Y19,340. Fujikura Ltd. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 7.2% to Y5,145.

Nichirei Corp. posted the largest decline, dropping 8.2% to Y1,940, followed by shares of BayCurrent Inc., which dropped 6.8% to Y6,383. Shares of Fujitsu Ltd. fell 4.7% to Y3,218.

On the currency front, the yen strengthened 0.0% against the dollar to Y162.22.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 1.31 basis points to 1.435% and the 10-year JGB yield fell 1.27 basis point to 2.691%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.50 basis point to 4.597%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 15, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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