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Stocks in Japan rose Wednesday, as the Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.6% to 70474.96.

Sumco Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 17% to Y4,729, and Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. surged 12% to Y22,655. SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 9% to Y19,490.

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. posted the largest decline, dropping 8.0% to Y4,351, followed by shares of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., which dropped 7.8% to Y1,872. Shares of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. dropped 7.7% to Y2,699.

On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to Y162.67.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield rose 3.59 basis points to 1.398% and the 10-year JGB yield rose 1.55 basis points to 2.702%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell 0.30 basis point to 4.466%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 01, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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