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Stocks in Japan rose Wednesday, as the Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.8% to 63272.11.

Olympus Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, surging 20% to Y1,846, and Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. surged 15% to Y58,130. Taiheiyo Cement Corp. rounded out the top three movers, as shares surged 11% to Y4,213.

Shimizu Corp. posted the largest decline, dropping 9.8% to Y3,127, followed by shares of NSK Ltd., which dropped 8.4% to Y1,264. Shares of Sumco Corp. dropped 6.8% to Y3,505.

On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to Y157.76.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield fell 0.27 basis point to 1.391% and the 10-year JGB yield rose 4.09 basis points to 2.585%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell 0.86 basis point to 4.461%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 13, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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