Japan Market Daily – Nov 10, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
On November 10, the Nikkei 225 extended its gains sharply on the Tokyo stock market, closing at 60,459.58, up 1,684.08 yen (2.87%) from the previous day and recovering the 60,000 level. TOPIX also rose 79.63 points (2.09%) to 3,897.79. After the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.74% and the SOX semiconductor index jumped 6.85% in the U.S. market the previous day, AI-related stocks such as chipmakers led the buying. Hopes for progress in U.S.-Iran talks pushed oil prices lower and eased inflation concerns, which also supported the market. SoftBank Group and Advantest together lifted the Nikkei 225 by about 665 yen. Meanwhile, Kikkoman and Toyota Motor declined, and 161 constituents rose while 64 fell. Trading value on the TSE Prime Market was about 9.16 trillion yen. The dollar was around 158 yen as of 3 p.m. Attention is on the U.S. October consumer price index due tonight.
Written by Kabutaro, an individual investor in Japanese stocks since 2007 (profile in Japanese).