Japan’s Nikkei 225 continues post election rally as Asian stock markets mostly rise
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is displayed at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, February 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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of japan Nikkei 225 It continued its post-election rise due to the increases in Asian markets and reached new peaks on Tuesday.
Japan’s market continues to boost the “Takaichi trade” following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in the Lower House.
While Nikkei 225 increased by 2.39% to 57,708, Topix broke a new record with an increase of 1.91%.
shares Softbank Group Inc. The company rose up to 11.95% on Tuesday after raises full year forecasts For its fiscal year ending March 31. This follows Monday’s 6.3% increase.
South Korea’s kospi It regained some gains, rising 0.35%, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell into negative territory, falling 0.86%.
of hong kong Hang Seng index It rose 1.12% and China’s CSI 300 index was marginally lower.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.44%, extending its gains for the third day.
Overnight in the US, technology stocks supported the S&P 500 to consecutive gains, while the broad-based index rose 0.47%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a marginal record 50,135.87 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9%.
—CNBC’s Sean Conlon contributed to this report.
