{"id":25207,"date":"2025-06-26T03:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=25207"},"modified":"2025-06-26T03:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:15:31","slug":"nikkei-225-soars-to-4-month-high-on-ai-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/analysis\/nikkei-225-soars-to-4-month-high-on-ai-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikkei 225 Soars to 4-Month High on AI Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/image_fx-86-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20961\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nikkei 225 rose 1% to close at 39,349.15, with a high of 39,389.65.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japanese tech stocks tracked Nvidia\u2019s record-breaking rally as AI optimism spread globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 climbed sharply by 1% on Thursday to close at 39,349.15, reaching its highest level since February. The index touched an intraday high of 39,389.65, propelled by a global tech surge following fresh record highs in U.S. chip giant Nvidia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nvidia hits record high as analyst predicts AI &#39;Golden Wave&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cJ3swlHH2v\">https:\/\/t.co\/cJ3swlHH2v<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cJ3swlHH2v\">https:\/\/t.co\/cJ3swlHH2v<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1938032063866613975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nvidia reclaimed its crown as the world\u2019s most valuable publicly traded company, reigniting bullish momentum across AI-related stocks globally. Japanese semiconductor and tech firms followed suit, with Advantest jumping 4.3%, Tokyo Electron rising 1.7%, Lasertec gaining 1.5%, and SoftBank Group climbing a 2.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">War Calm and BoJ Dovishness Support Risk Mood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XqzF1IIlW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran-Israel ceasefire has so far held<\/a>, giving global equity markets\u2014including Japan\u2019s\u2014a sense of relief. Markets responded positively to news that the U.S. intends to engage in formal talks with Tehran in the coming week. The reduced threat of regional escalation helped lift risk sentiment across Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At home, the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FnQTuWtTqr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bank of Japan\u2019s June Summary of Opinions<\/a> revealed a cautious stance on monetary tightening. Several board members favoured maintaining accommodative policy, citing trade headwinds and fragile global conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dovish tilt reduced yen pressure and provided further breathing room for equity valuations, particularly in rate-sensitive sectors such as tech and industrials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continued dovish guidance from the BoJ could further support Nikkei upside, but traders will watch the yen\u2019s behaviour closely. A sharp rebound in the yen or signs of tightening abroad could spark rotation out of equities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15-minute Nikkei225 chart shows a sharp breakout from consolidation around the 39,000 level. The MACD lines crossed bullishly, with histogram bars accelerating to the upside. Price action remains decisively above all key moving averages (5, 10, 30), suggesting strong momentum. The surge from the early session low of 38,957.65 reflects firm intraday conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/image-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25209\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: Nikkei jumps on tech strength and BOJ stability bets, as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VT Markets app<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the index sitting near its top range, resistance at 39,400\u201339,500 may cap short-term upside unless Wall Street extends its lead. If profit-taking sets in, support could form around 39,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Momentum remains strong with bullish technicals and supportive macro factors\u2014especially the ceasefire, BOJ\u2019s cautious tightening, and yen depreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay alert to support holding around 38,800. A break above 39,500 would open the way to mid-July resistance and Reuters projections of 40,000+ by end-June. Conversely, any reversal in global risk or BOJ pivot could pull the index back toward 38,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login?_gl=1*1azgbap*_gcl_au*NjE5NTE3MjY4LjE3NDQ2MDA3NDI.*_ga*MTY4OTgwNTU5Mi4xNzM2NzQ2MTgy*_ga_J26NL1ZVX7*czE3NDQ5NDQ0NTYkbzEyMCRnMCR0MTc0NDk0NDQ1NiRqNjAkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">start trading<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nikkei 225 surged 1% on Thursday, boosted by Wall Street\u2019s tech rally, AI enthusiasm, and stabilising war tensions. A dovish BoJ tone also helped extend gains. &#8211; vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":20961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[11,30],"class_list":["post-25207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-indices","tag-nikkei"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}