Japanese Shares End Higher Amid Wall Street Gains on Renewed AI Optimism

Published on 10/29/2025 at 03:18 am EDT
(MT Newswires) -- Japanese shares ended higher on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains driven by renewed optimism over artificial intelligence, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy decision and major tech earnings.
The Nikkei 225 rose 2.17%, or 1,088.47 points, to end at 51,307.65.
Wall Street hit record highs overnight after Nvidia reported $500 billion in AI chip bookings and plans to build seven supercomputers, while Microsoft secured a 27% stake in OpenAI under its restructuring.
Investors now await earnings from major tech firms and the Federal Reserve's policy decision, with a 25-basis-point cut widely expected and attention on a possible pause in quantitative tightening.
On the corporate front, Teijin said a fire at its Teijin Aramid plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, in August was caused by faulty drying equipment. Operations resumed on Aug. 20 with no injuries.
Nissan Motor will halt production at its Mexican plant operated with Mercedes-Benz in November as part of a global restructuring, Nikkei Asia reported. The site, producing Infiniti QX50 and QX55 models, has been running at about 30% of capacity, below the 80% industry break-even level.
Idemitsu Kosan will make Fuji Oil a consolidated subsidiary after acquiring 53% of voting rights for 19.64 billion yen through a tender offer that closed Oct. 28. Settlement starts Nov. 5. Idemitsu will hold 75% and plans to buy the rest to delist Fuji Oil from the TSE Prime Market.

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