Published on 09/24/2026 at 03:12 am EDT
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose on Thursday in a holiday-shortened week, extending its winning streak to four sessions as CPU-related stocks jumped after Meta unveiled its AI gadget Meta Charm, fuelling demand prospects for computer components.
The Nikkei rose 0.76% to 65,513.99. The broader Topix gave up early gains to slip 0.39% to 4,075.3.
Markets were closed until Wednesday due to public holidays.
Shares of Ibiden, a component maker of CPUs (central processing units), jumped 14.57% after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta Charm, a device designed to use its new Muse AI assistant.
The announcement lifted shares of other CPU-related companies, said Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at IwaiCosmo Securities.
Socionext, Meiko Electronic and Ushio Inc jumped more than 10% each, making them top gainers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's prime market.
Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest rose 3.15%, providing the biggest boost to the Nikkei. Chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron rose 1.53%.
"In recent sessions, chip-related shares tend to withstand rising yields," said Shimada.
Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose to 3.075% on Thursday, its highest point since August 1996, following a selloff of US Treasuries. The market also weighed inflation worries as the yen lost ground to the dollar overnight.
Bank shares fell, weighing on the Topix.
Shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group fell 1.3%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group lost 2.21% and Mizuho Financial Group slipped 2.53%.
Of more than 1,500 stocks trading on the TSE's prime market, 43% rose, 53% declined and 2% were flat.
(Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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