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Nikkei Surpasses 59,000 Led By Software
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Japan's Nikkei share average hit an intraday record above 59,000 on Thursday, rising as high as 59,332.43 before closing at an all-time closing high of 58,753.39, up 0.3%. Software-related shares led gains — Shift jumped 14.4%, NEC and Fujitsu rallied — while chipmakers eased after Nvidia's results and banks rose after a possible early BOJ rate-hike signal.
