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The Japanese stock benchmark closed 2.1% higher at 42718.17 on Tuesday, rising above a previous record marked in July 2024. The index has risen 7.1% so far in 2025.

The Nikkei average jumped 2.15 percent to 42,718.17, the highest closing ever, as traders returned to their desks after a holiday on Monday. The broader Topix index closed up 1.39 percent at 3,066.37.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index hit a record high on August 12, buoyed by signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China and renewed optimism around the global economic outlook.