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Stocks in Japan rose Wednesday, as the Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.9% to 43837.67.

SoftBank Group Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 7.3% to Y16,280, and Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. surged 5.7% to Y9,249. Fujikura Ltd. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 5.6% to Y13,630.

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. posted the largest decline, falling 4.1% to Y1,676, followed by shares of Mazda Motor Corp., which fell 3.4% to Y1,133. Shares of Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. fell 3.4% to Y3,556.

On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to Y147.56.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield fell 0.33 basis point to 0.850% and the 10-year JGB yield rose 0.08 basis point to 1.566%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.50 basis point to 4.092%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 10, 2025 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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