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Stocks in Japan gained Thursday, as the Nikkei Stock Average added 1.7% to 53688.89.

Disco Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 17% to Y68,570, and SoftBank Group Corp. surged 12% to Y4,325. Toto Ltd. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 10% to Y5,157.

Aeon Co. Ltd. posted the largest decline, dropping 5.5% to Y2,213, followed by shares of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., which dropped 5.4% to Y13,625. Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. fell 3.5% to Y696.

On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.3% against the dollar to Y158.81.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield fell 0.47 basis point to 1.221% and the 10-year JGB yield fell 4.42 basis point to 2.243%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield rose 1.20 basis points to 4.257%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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January 22, 2026 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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