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Stocks in Japan rose Friday, as the Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.1% to 42633.29.

BayCurrent Inc. was the biggest gainer during the session, gaining 3.4% to Y8,565, and Rakuten Group Inc. gained 3.4% to Y904. Mazda Motor Corp. rounded out the top three movers, as shares gained 3.2% to Y1,007.

M3 Inc. posted the largest decline, falling 4.1% to Y2,252, followed by shares of West Japan Railway Co., which fell 3.7% to Y3,318. Shares of Shiseido Co. Ltd. fell 2.5% to Y2,471.

On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to Y148.50.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 0.72 basis point to 0.870% and the 10-year JGB yield rose 0.77 basis point to 1.619%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.10 basis point to 4.331%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 22, 2025 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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