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Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surpassed its all-time high during intra-day trading on Thursday.
The index briefly hit 38,924.88 in morning trading in Tokyo, topping its all-time closing high of 38,915.87 reached in December 1989.
Energy and technology shares were leading the way. Semiconductor manufacturer Screen Holdings soared 8.4%. It was the top performer among index constituents. Advantest, which supplies testing equipment for the chip industry, surged 4.7%.
US chipmaker Nvidia posted strong earnings on Wednesday, with its quarterly profits up 769% from a year ago. That drove a surge in
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