Japan Market Daily | Kabutaro & Friends

On June 9, 2026, the Nikkei 225 surged to record its first gain in four sessions, closing up 1,392.03 yen at 65,416.63 yen. Reversing the previous day's sharp losses, broad-based buying flooded the Tokyo market following a rebound in U.S. chip shares on Wall Street. Active short-covering propelled heavyweight tech components, including Advantest, Tokyo Electron, and Kioxia. In the FX market, the USD/JPY cross hovered at a weak-yen level between 160.18 and 160.20 yen. Concurrently, the yield on the newly issued 10-year Japanese government bond rose by 0.050 percentage points to settle at 2.665 percent. In Europe, the European Commission unveiled its 21st sanctions package against Russia aimed at undermining Moscow's war economy, proposing a temporary freeze on the Russian oil price cap along with asset freezes targeting approximately 90 banks and over 30 financial entities in third countries.