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title: "The Nikkei Average Index rose 731 points or 1.5% in the morning session, SoftBank surged 7%, and robotics concept stocks increased"
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description: "Japanese stocks rose in the early market today, with the Nikkei average index up 731 points or 1.5%, reporting at 50,596 points. SoftBank's stock price increased by 7.2%, while robotics concept stocks such as Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric rose by 9.4% and 9%, respectively. Other tech stocks like Retai Optoelectronics and Tokyo Electron also saw varying degrees of increase. Bank stocks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group rose by 1.4% and 1.5%, respectively"
datetime: "2025-12-04T03:00:55.000Z"
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# The Nikkei Average Index rose 731 points or 1.5% in the morning session, SoftBank surged 7%, and robotics concept stocks increased

Japanese stocks rose in the early market today (4th), driven by increased expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, which boosted buying of major stocks, particularly those related to robotics. The Nikkei average index continued its upward trend from the previous day, opening up 78 points and expanding its gains, rising 731 points or 1.5% at midday, reporting 50,596 points, surpassing the 50,000-point mark.

According to reports, the U.S. is promoting the robotics industry, leading Japanese robotics stocks Fanuc (6954.JP) and Yaskawa Electric (6506.JP) to rise by 9.4% and 9%, respectively. Heavy industry stocks Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.JP) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012.JP) each rose by 4.1%, while IHI (7013.JP) rose by 1.3%.

In the AI concept and semiconductor sector, Leitech (6920.JP) and SoftBank (9984.JP) rose by 4.5% and 7.2%, while Tokyo Electron (8035.JP) and Discus (6146.JP) rose by 1.3% and 2.8%, respectively. Nvidia supplier Advantest (6857.JP) and memory chip stock Kioxia (285A.JP) fell by 1.7% and 0.5%. Wire stocks Furukawa Electric (5801.JP) and Sumitomo Electric (5802.JP) fell by 2.7% and 1.9%, while Fujikura (5803.JP) fell by 0.4%. JX Metals (5016.JP) rose by 2.4%, and electric power stock Tokyo Electric Power Company (9501.JP) fell by less than 0.1%.

Bank stocks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP) rose by 1.4% and 1.5%. Other stocks such as Toyota (7203.JP), Hitachi (6501.JP), Ryohin Keikaku (7453.JP), and Sanrio (8136.JP) rose by 1.8% to 2.1%, while Nintendo (7974.JP), Rakuten Group (4755.JP), and Panasonic (6752.JP) rose by 1.4% to 1.6%, and Fast Retailing (9983.JP) rose by 1.1%, while Sony (6758.JP) rose by 0.4%.

The exchange rate of the dollar against the yen is reported at 155.36

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