{
  "id": 9477733,
  "title": "Japan's Nikkei gains as Meta's AI gadget launch lifts CPU-related stocks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/japans-nikkei-gains-as-metas-ai-gadget-launch-lifts-cpu-related-stocks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:20:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1539923/japans-nikkei-gains-metas-ai-gadget-launch-lifts-cpu-related"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan's Nikkei average surged on Thursday during a shortened holiday week, driven by a rise in CPU-related shares following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's unveiling of a small handheld device called Meta Charm. The index climbed 1.33% to 65,883.41 by midday. The broader Topix index also edged up 0.12% to 4,096.01. Markets were closed until Wednesday due to public holidays. Ibiden, a component maker of CPUs, saw its shares jump 15.47% after Meta Platforms' announcement, lifting shares of other CPU-related companies. Socionext, Meiko Electronic, and Ushio Inc all gained over 10%, along with Ibiden, ranking as four of the top five gainers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's prime market. Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest led the gainers with a 4.09% increase. Despite rising bond yields, chip-related shares typically hold up during such periods, according to Kazuaki Shimada, a chief strategist at IwaiCosmo Securities. The 10-year government bond yield rose to 3.055% on Thursday, the highest since August 1996, due to a selloff of US Treasuries and inflation concerns as the yen weakened against the dollar. Financial shares fell, impacting the broader Topix. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group dropped 1.08%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group fell 1.6%, and Mizuho Financial Group slipped 2.02%. Of the more than 1,500 stocks traded on the TSE's prime market, 53% rose, 43% declined, and 3% remained flat.",
  "summary": "TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average rose on Thursday in a holiday-shortened week as CPU-related shares jumped after Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a small handheld gadget called Meta Charm, fuelling demand for key computer components.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Japan's Nikkei gains as Meta's AI gadget launch lifts CPU-related stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/japans-nikkei-gains-as-metas-ai-gadget-launch-lifts-cpu-related-stocks-9501184",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:46:26.000Z"
      }
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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."
}