The Nikkei average extended its gains shortly after the market opened on the 18th, with buying in AI-related stocks taking the lead. Against a backdrop of lower crude oil prices and falling long-term interest rates, gains in US technology stocks are spreading to the Japanese market.
The Nikkei average was reported to be extending its gains shortly after the market opened on the 18th.
The decline in crude oil prices and lower long-term interest rates were cited as background factors, with the momentum from gains in US technology stocks spreading to the Japanese market.
There were reports that buying in AI-related stocks was taking the lead.