Japan Market Daily | Kabutaro & Friends

On September 7, 2026, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose sharply for a second straight session, closing up 1,378.90 points (+2.02%) at 66,399.84 and recovering the 66,000 level on a closing basis for the first time in four sessions since the 1st. The TOPIX also gained 0.55% to 4,125.80. Buying in semiconductor-related shares led the advance after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose more than 3% in the US market at the end of the previous week. SoftBank Group jumped 11.22%, Kioxia 9.31%, Tokyo Electron 4.73% and Advantest 4.20%, while Konami Group, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Sony Group were sold, and more than 850 issues fell on the TSE Prime Market, over half of the total. The US employment report for August, released on the 4th, showed nonfarm payrolls up 162,000, beating the market forecast of 58,000. USD/JPY traded between 155.54 and 156.28.