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Mar. 13	Middle East, Oil Views Depress Asian Stock Markets	MT
Mar. 13	Cost, Profitability Pressures to Weigh on Asia-Pacific Chemical Producers Amid Middle East Conflict, S&P Says	MT

Nikkei crosses 59,000 for first time on software rally; gains shrink on profit taking

Published on 02/26/2026 at 09:30 am EST

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Nikkei crosses 59,000 for first time on software rally; gains shrink on profit taking

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Mar. 13	Middle East, Oil Views Depress Asian Stock Markets	MT
Mar. 13	Cost, Profitability Pressures to Weigh on Asia-Pacific Chemical Producers Amid Middle East Conflict, S&P Says	MT
Mar. 13	Japanese shares end lower as Middle East conflict spurs risk aversion	RE
Mar. 13	Japanese Stocks End Week Lower Amid FX Concerns And Middle East Tensions	MT
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Mar. 12	Japan's Nikkei drops 1.7% as Middle East tensions boost oil prices	RE
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Mar. 12	Foreign Investors Sell 745.6 Billion Yen of Japanese Stocks in Early March	MT
Mar. 12	Japan's Nikkei average futures down 1.1% in early trade	RE
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Highest Nikkei 225 increases
IBIDEN CO.,LTD.	+10.29%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.	+8.53%
RESONAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION	+6.64%
FUJIKURA LTD.	+6.51%
LASERTEC CORPORATION	+5.70%

The sharpest declines in Nikkei 225.
DENTSU GROUP INC.	-3.90%
THE CHIBA BANK, LTD.	-4.01%
M3, INC.	-4.10%
ARCHION CORPORATION	-4.16%
SHIFT INC.	-6.33%

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