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title: "\"Asian Stocks\" Nikkei surges 973 points in half a day, reclaiming the 50,000-point mark; semiconductor equipment stocks soar"
description: "The Nikkei Index surged 973 points in the half-day session, reclaiming the 50,000-point mark, with an increase of 1.97%. Semiconductor equipment stocks were influenced by the rise of their U.S. counte"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/270439091.md"
published_at: "2025-12-22T03:26:26.000Z"
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# "Asian Stocks" Nikkei surges 973 points in half a day, reclaiming the 50,000-point mark; semiconductor equipment stocks soar

> The Nikkei Index surged 973 points in the half-day session, reclaiming the 50,000-point mark, with an increase of 1.97%. Semiconductor equipment stocks were influenced by the rise of their U.S. counterparts, with Tokyo Electron, Lasertec, and Disco rising between 5.8% and 6.9%, while Kioxia increased by about 10%. NVIDIA supplier Advantest rose by 4.1%. SoftBank surged by 5.1%. Major bank stocks, including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, rose between 0.7% and 1.8%. Major automotive stocks, including Mitsubishi Motors, Toyota, and Nissan, rose between 0.8% and 1.2%, while Honda increased by 1.9%

Japan's top foreign exchange official, Jun Mimura, expressed great concern over the unilateral and sudden fluctuations of the yen following the Bank of Japan's announcement of interest rate cuts last week. The government hopes to take appropriate measures to address this excessive volatility. The yen rose slightly by less than 0.2% during the Asian session, with the USD/JPY trading at 157.43. The Nikkei index opened this morning (22nd) above the 50,000-point mark, opening up 577 points at 50,084 points. The morning session saw the gains expand, rising as much as 1,083 points to a high of 50,590 points, and closing up 973 points or 1.97% at 50,480 points.

AI chip king NVIDIA surged 3.9% last Friday, with semiconductor equipment stocks leading the market higher following the gains of their U.S. counterparts on the same day (19th). Tokyo Electron (8035.JP), Lasertec (6920.JP), and Disco (6146.JP) rose between 5.8% and 6.9%, while Kioxia (285A.JP) increased by about 10%. NVIDIA supplier Advantest (6857.JP) rose 4.1%.

SoftBank (9984.JP) surged 5.1%. Major bank stocks, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (8316.JP) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (8306.JP), rose between 0.7% and 1.8%.

Major automotive stocks also increased, with Mitsubishi Motors (7211.JP), Toyota (7203.JP), and Nissan (7201.JP) rising between 0.8% and 1.2%, while Honda (7267.JP) rose 1.9%

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