{"id":17302,"date":"2025-02-27T05:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T05:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=17302"},"modified":"2025-02-27T05:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T05:22:27","slug":"nikkei-225-rebounds-on-choppy-tech-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/nikkei-225-rebounds-on-choppy-tech-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikkei 225 Rebounds on Choppy Tech Sentiment"},"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-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/download-4-1-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17304\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nikkei 225 closed at 38,082.96, reflecting a mild recovery after previous declines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chip stocks showed mixed performance, with Advantest weighing on the index despite Nvidia\u2019s strong forecast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Tight Range Keeps Nikkei on the Side<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Nikkei 225<\/strong> rebounded slightly on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>, closing at <strong>38,082.96<\/strong>, up <strong>0.06%<\/strong> from the open at <strong>38,061.59<\/strong>. The index briefly touched a high of <strong>38,486.96<\/strong> before pulling back, reflecting a cautious market tone.<\/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 sells $11 billion of next-gen Blackwell AI chips in &#39;fastest product ramp in our company\u2019s history&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MJ6fYo1fCd\">https:\/\/t.co\/MJ6fYo1fCd<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBratton5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LauraBratton5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\/status\/1894879458110177679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 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>Despite <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MJ6fYo1fCd\">strong earnings from Nvidia<\/a><\/strong>, which initially boosted sentiment in the tech sector, <strong>Japanese chip-related stocks struggled to sustain gains<\/strong>. Advantest <strong>(6857.T)<\/strong>, a key supplier to Nvidia, <strong>fell 1.27%<\/strong>, becoming the biggest drag on the Nikkei. Tokyo Electron <strong>(8035.T)<\/strong> edged up <strong>0.81%<\/strong>, helping to counterbalance losses. Meanwhile, <strong>Socionext<\/strong> jumped <strong>7.47%<\/strong>, emerging as the day\u2019s top gainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corporate headlines also influenced market movements.<\/strong> Seven &amp; I Holdings <strong>(3382.T)<\/strong> tumbled <strong>11.47%<\/strong> after announcing that its founding <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Business\/Business-deals\/Seven-i-s-founding-family-scraps-buyout-plan-unable-to-secure-financing\">Ito family failed to secure financing<\/a><\/strong> for a proposed <strong>$58 billion management buyout<\/strong>. In contrast, <strong>Itochu (8001.T) gained 5.55%<\/strong> after withdrawing its participation in the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among automakers, <strong>Nissan Motor (7201.T) surged 4.81%<\/strong>, following reports that the company is considering <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/nissan-considering-replacing-ceo-uchida-bloomberg-says-2025-02-27\/\">replacing CEO Makoto Uchida<\/a><\/strong> after its failed merger talks with <strong>Honda Motor (7267.T)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While <strong>Nvidia&#8217;s earnings fueled early optimism<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/news-services\/reuters\/20250227-240812\/\">muted moves in U.S. stock futures weighed on Japanese equities<\/a><\/strong>, limiting upside momentum. The <strong>Nikkei\u2019s recovery remains fragile<\/strong>, with investors closely watching <strong>U.S. tech performance and domestic policy developments<\/strong> for further direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Nikkei Trends Sideways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Nikkei 225<\/strong> is trading slightly higher with a <strong>0.06% gain<\/strong>, opening at <strong>38,061.59<\/strong> and closing at <strong>38,082.96<\/strong>. The index hit a <strong>high of 38,377.96<\/strong> before pulling back, while the <strong>low was 38,051.46<\/strong>, showing some intraday volatility. <strong>Short-term moving averages (5, 10, 30) suggest mixed momentum<\/strong>, with the price consolidating just above key levels. The <strong>MACD remains near neutral<\/strong>, with the histogram flattening, indicating a potential slowdown in momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/image-7-1024x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17303\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Picture: Nikkei 225 consolidates near 38,080, eyeing key resistance, as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Looking ahead, <strong>support is found at 37,686.96<\/strong>, with a break below signalling a deeper pullback. On the upside, <strong>resistance is near 38,486.96<\/strong>, where previous selling pressure emerged. If the index holds above 38,000 and builds momentum, another attempt toward <strong>38,500+<\/strong> could be on the horizon. Traders should monitor <strong>global equity sentiment, U.S. economic data, and yen movements<\/strong>, as these factors will influence further price action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a><\/strong><strong> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikkei 225 closes at 38,082.96 as tech stocks show mixed moves; Advantest drags while Nissan and Socionext post gains. &#8211; vtmarkets.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":17304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-17302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-nikkei"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}