{"id":16254,"date":"2025-01-07T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T09:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=16254"},"modified":"2025-01-07T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T09:45:59","slug":"nikkei-rises-on-ai-and-tech-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/analysis\/nikkei-rises-on-ai-and-tech-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikkei Rises on AI and Tech Hype"},"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-latam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/download-1-1-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16617\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Key Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Nikkei225 <\/strong>closed at <strong>40,020.15<\/strong>, driven by strong electronics and semiconductor shares performances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MACD signals slowing bullish momentum, while moving averages remain upward-sloping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nikkei225 gained <strong>0.98%<\/strong>, recovering sharply from early session lows near <strong>39,213 <\/strong>to close at <strong>40,020<\/strong>. Enthusiasm over artificial intelligence applications sparked gains in the technology sector.<\/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\">Skanda Amarnath: The AI Boom\u2019s Economic Impact Is Starting to Show Up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/896tlh5W9J\">https:\/\/t.co\/896tlh5W9J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1876314995572486512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yHYGd7T2xX\">Announcements<\/a> at the Las Vegas CES technology event highlighted AI advances, reigniting trader interest in the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With key names like Nvidia and AMD announcing their launch of AI systems and gaming chips, market participants have turned a keen eye onto the Nikkei225, pushing the index to a close of <strong>40,020.15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/image-6-1024x446.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16255\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: Nikkei225 stabilises near 40,020, pausing below 40,310 resistance as momentum moderates after strong gains, as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" title=\"\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strong rally aligns with improved sentiment in global equities. However, the index faces resistance at <strong>40,310<\/strong>, with traders cautiously awaiting further signals from upcoming corporate earnings and macroeconomic data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upcoming Japanese corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/85G9ERkwAO\">earnings <\/a>and US economic data will continue to influence sentiment. Any signs of central bank policy adjustments could also impact momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">U.S.-China Tensions Under Scrutiny<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the market\u2019s upbeat tone, traders remain cautious about escalating <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NaVroNkPO1\">U.S.-China<\/a> trade tensions, which could impact Japan\u2019s export-heavy economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/week-ahead-central-banks-key-to-2025-trading\/\">Week Ahead: Central Banks Key to 2025 Trading<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any developments in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZtV8DBORkv\">trade policy<\/a> will be closely watched for their potential to disrupt supply chains and affect corporate earnings in key sectors like technology and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a>&nbsp;now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikkei225 rises 0.98%, stabilising near 40,020 after testing the 40,310 resistance, with momentum showing early signs of cooling. &#8211; vtmarkets.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-16254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-indices"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}