The Nikkei Stock Average closed at 19,234.42 yen, 3.808 yen higher than the previous day. The TSE Stock Price Index Topics rose 32.9 to 3.84, the highest level in 2161 years and 69 months since August 1990.
Concerns about an acceleration of interest rate hikes in the United States have receded. Overseas investors are the driving force behind the current rise in stock prices, according to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is the first time since October 4 that investors have overbought more than 2 trillion yen per month.