{
  "id": 2089576,
  "title": "Japan's Nikkei share gauge rallies as bond market jitters subside",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/japans-nikkei-share-gauge-rallies-as-bond-market-jitters-subside-2089576",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435736/japans-nikkei-share-gauge-rallies-as-bond-market-jitters-subside"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo saw Japan's Nikkei share average surge on Thursday after the US took steps to stabilize its bond market, boosting investor sentiment and demand for riskier assets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1% to 65,982.49 by midday. The broader Topix increased 0.91% to 4,048.72. Long-term borrowing costs from the US to Germany and Japan hit record highs earlier, reflecting worries about mounting government debt and inflation. The US Treasury announced overnight that it would double buyback sizes for long-duration debt, causing a significant drop in US yields that spilled over to Japan. Wataru Akiyama, an equities strategist at Nomura Securities, attributed the market's rise to the drop in interest rates, noting that several sectors that had previously lagged in the rise of AI and semiconductor-related stocks are now experiencing substantial gains. The Nikkei 225's positive breadth showed 175 advancers against 48 decliners, with Sumitomo Metal Mining leading the surge at a 9.72% gain, followed by Sumitomo Pharma at 8.70% and Kansai Electric Power at 8.09%, marking its biggest one-day rise since August 2024. Conversely, Rohm fell 3.88%, Ibiden dropped 3.40%, and Sumco declined 3.18%.",
  "summary": "TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rallied on Thursday after US measures to steady its bond market helped restore investor sentiment and demand for riskier assets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 1% to 65,982.49 as of the midday break. The broader Topix rose 0.91% to 4,048.72. Long-term borrowing costs from the US to Germany and Japan hit their highest in decades earlier this week, reflecting…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan's Nikkei share gauge rallies as bond market jitters subside",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/japans-nikkei-share-gauge-rallies-as-bond-market-jitters-subside",
        "published": "2026-08-20T03:13:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}