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The Nikkei was up 2.28% at 66,500.29 as of 0150 GMT, while the broader Topix gained 0.81% to 4,136.31. According to Reuters, investors have been encouraged by signs of greater stability in bond yields and the yen, helping reduce market volatility and supporting a shift toward riskier assets. Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest and semiconductor equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron each climbed more than 4%. Memory-chip maker Kioxia jumped 6.8%. The gains came despite a weaker session on Wall Street on Friday, when a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates this month. The semiconductor index, however, rose 3.4%, providing a positive lead for Japanese chip stocks. Kokusai Electric surged 8% after Nikkei, the publisher of the Nikkei 225 index, said on Friday that the chip equipment maker would be added to the benchmark from October as part of its regular reshuffle. The broader market was more mixed. Sony Group fell 2%, while gaming companies also declined, with Konami Group and Bandai Namco Holdings each losing nearly 2%. Banking stocks weakened as well, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group both down more than 1%. Of more than 1,500 companies trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime Market, 48% advanced and an equal proportion declined, while 3% were unchanged. (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price
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