Nikkei Tops 58,000 for First Time

Nikkei Tops 58,000 for First TimeTokyo, 12 Feb 2026 (ONA) — Japan’s Nikkei index today exceeded the 58,000-point level for the first time, buoyed by a wave of gains in government bonds and the yen, as markets absorb the implications of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s historic election win. With trading resuming after a holiday in Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 hit a record intraday high of 58,015.08 points, before giving back some of its gains to close at 57,639.84 points. The Nikkei has climbed about 15 percent so far this year, and the broader Topix index rose 0.7 percent to 3,882.16 points.— Ends/AH