Published on 01/29/2026 at 02:04 am EST
(MT Newswires) -- Japanese shares closed marginally higher on Thursday as investors pared risk on mixed tech earnings ahead of Apple results, while geopolitical tensions rose after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran to negotiate on nuclear weapons.
The Nikkei 225 rose 0.03%, or 16.89 points, to close at 53,375.60.
Gold and silver hit record highs and oil rose to a four-month high as investors sought hard assets amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions after Trump urged Tehran to accept a "no nuclear weapons" deal and warned of a harsher strike, while Iran threatened retaliation.
Trump said a U.S. naval force led by the USS Abraham Lincoln was approaching Iran, while Iran's top officials said its armed forces were ready to respond immediately to any aggression even as Tehran reiterated it would accept a fair nuclear deal without coercion.
In economic news, Japan's consumer confidence improved in January, with the seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index rising 0.7 point from December to 37.9. All four components edged higher, while the share of households expecting prices to rise a year ahead eased to 91.3% from 91.8%.
On the corporate front, Gyet , which ended 3% higher, said its board approved buying all shares of United Arrows' Coen for 200 million yen, with closing set for March 2, assuming United Arrows waives about 5.7 billion yen in Coen debt.
A.D. Works Group , which fell 1%, said it received TSE notice confirming it met all Prime continued listing criteria as of Dec. 31, 2025, after clearing the tradable share market cap standard.
Nojima, which ended 7% lower, said nine-month profit attributable rose 27% to 29.2 billion yen on 16% higher sales of 713.9 billion yen, and maintained FY guidance including 40 billion yen profit and a 8 yen year-end dividend.

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