Buying of AI-related stocks continued, pushing the index above the 68,000-yen level for the first time.

The Nikkei 225 surged sharply, closing at 68,402.13 yen—up 1,667.89 yen from the previous day (estimated trading volume: 2.54 billion shares)—marking its first close above the 68,000-yen level. Building on the momentum from U.S. markets, where technology stocks rallied the previous day, buying was led by semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks such as Kioxia Holdings <285A>, Advantest <6857>, and Fujikura <5803>. After opening higher, the Nikkei index steadily extended its gains throughout the session, reaching 68,700 in the mid-afternoon.

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[Bull & Bear] Trading around the 68,000 yen level; TOPIX also at a high, lifted by AI-related stocks.

On March 3, the Tokyo stock market saw buying centered on artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks, driving the Nikkei Stock Average above the 68,000-yen mark for the first time. The Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) also surpassed the 4,000-point level, reaching a new all-time high. This followed a rally in U.S. markets on March 2, where shares of Marvell Technology—highly praised by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang—and Hewlett Packard surged after reporting strong earnings, while AI infrastructure-related stocks continued to rise amid growing expectations for expanded investment.

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Market sentiment remains focused on semiconductor and AI-related stocks.

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