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Stocks in Japan gained Wednesday, as the Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.1% to 49864.68.

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 7.9% to Y14,035, and Lasertec Corp. surged 7.3% to Y30,310. Ebara Corp. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 6.7% to Y4,018.

Aeon Co. Ltd. posted the largest decline, dropping 6.7% to Y2,580, followed by shares of Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., which fell 4.1% to Y3,561. Shares of Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. fell 3.1% to Y5,305.

On the currency front, the yen strengthened 0.2% against the dollar to Y155.60.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 0.15 basis point to 1.017% and the 10-year JGB yield rose 2.98 basis points to 1.892%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell 1.80 basis point to 4.077%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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December 03, 2025 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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