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Japan's Nikkei rises as Anthropic IPO filing lifts AI-shares

Global Published 27 October 2026, 10:50 · archived 27 Oct 2026

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, as Anthropic’s IPO filing and gains in the US semiconductor index lifted local AI-related stocks. The Nikkei was up 1.91% to 63,374.45 as of 0142 GMT, after rising as much as 2.4% earlier in the session. The index is set to snap a three-session losing streak if this momentum holds. The broader Topix rose 0.61% to 3,997.09. “The market was relieved by the news about Anthropic’s IPO, while heavyweight technology stocks tracked a rise in the US chip index,” said Daisuke Hashizume, senior strategist at Daiwa Securities. Chip-testing equipment ma...

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