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Tokyo shares rise at the open as US tech stocks recover
Tokyo’s Nikkei index opened higher on Monday, beginning the week with a rise.
The market is in Japan, and the Nikkei tracks shares listed in Tokyo.
Gains in US technology and semiconductor stocks helped lift Japanese shares, after those stocks rose on Friday.
Buying was concentrated in Japanese AI and semiconductor companies.
One account put the Nikkei’s opening level at 58,502.36, while another reported 57,960.70, so the opening figures differ.
The yen strengthened against the dollar and euro, according to one account; the reports give no further outlook for the market.
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, November 9, with the Nikkei 225 rebounding after gains in US technology and semiconductor shares.
Nikkei reported an opening level of 57,960.70, up 525.93 points from the previous week’s close.
ANSA reported the index at 58,502.36 at the open, up 1,067 points, so the outlets gave different opening figures.
Buying in artificial intelligence and semiconductor shares led the rise in Tokyo, according to Nikkei.
The yen strengthened against the US dollar and the euro, ANSA reported.
- Who
- The Nikkei 225 and Tokyo stock market.
- What
- Tokyo stocks opened higher, with the Nikkei 225 rebounding.
- When
- November 9, 2026. The US technology and semiconductor share gains came on November 6.
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- US technology and semiconductor shares rose, supporting buying in AI and semiconductor stocks in Tokyo.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
US technology shares and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose, according to Nikkei.
Tokyo stocks opened higher, with the Nikkei 225 rising.
- Nikkei opening level
- 57,960.70, according to Nikkei
- Nikkei opening gain
- 525.93 points, according to Nikkei
- ANSA opening level
- 58,502.36
- ANSA opening gain
- 1,067 points
- Yen exchange rates
- 158.20 per US dollar and 176.30 per euro, according to ANSA