A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on display at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, February 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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from Japan Nikkei 225 continued its post-election rally and hit new highs on Tuesday, amid gains in broader Asian markets.
The Japanese market continues to ride the “Takaichi Trade” following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in the Lower House.
The Nikkei 225 rose 2.39% to 57,708, while the Topix rose 1.91%, also setting a new record.
Actions of Softbank Group Corp. soared as much as 11.95% on Tuesday after the company revised upwards its forecasts for the whole year for its fiscal year ending March 31. This follows a 6.3% gain on Monday.
South Korea Kospi rose 0.35%, paring some gains, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell into negative territory and was down 0.86%.
that of Hong Kong Hang Seng Index was up 1.12% and mainland China’s CSI 300 index was down slightly.
Australia S&P/ASX200 rose 0.44%, extending gains to a third day.
Overnight, in the United States, technology stocks fueled the S&P500 to consecutive gains, with the general index increasing by 0.47%.
THE Dow Jones Industrial Average was up slightly to a record high of 50,135.87, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.9%.
—Sean Conlon of CNBC contributed to this report.
