Japan's Nikkei average briefly tops 60,000 for 1st time before losing steam

Nikkei Asia | April 23, 2026, 4:07 a.m. | Original

TOKYO -- Japanese stocks briefly reached an all-time high Thursday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average rising above the 60,000 mark for the first time as investor capital flowed into tech stocks, supported by a brief respite in Middle East tensions.

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