The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.12% to close at 33,234 while the broader Topix Index shed 0.1% to 2,296 in mixed trade on Thursday, with Japanese shares struggling for direction as hawkish remarks from major central banks including the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of England weighed on investor sentiment.
Still, the benchmark indexes remained close to their highest levels since 1990 as a weak yen and market enthusiasm over artificial intelligence-related technologies underpinned domestic equities. Technology stocks mostly advanced, with gains from SoftBank Group (1.3%), Advantest (2.9%) and Tokyo Electron (2.6%). Meanwhile, slight losses were seen from index heavyweights such as Toyota Motor (-0.2%), Fast Retailing (-0.5%) and Sony Group (-0.8%).
Source : Trading Economic
