Previous Close | 39,740.44 |
Open | 39,622.58 |
Volume |
Day's Range | 39,407.50 - 39,622.58 |
52 Week Range | 27,175.63 - 40,472.11 |
Avg. Volume | 115,700,000 |
Tokyo stock investors are optimistic that the Bank of Japan will maintain easy money, even if it ends negative interest rates. Shares had retreated after the Nikkei 225 [hit a high](https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/japans-nikkei-after-34-years-briefly-tops-record-close-in-intraday-trading-7c29e029) in February, as investors priced in the likelihood that the BOJ would end negative interest rates at this week's meeting.
After three decades dominated by stagnation, Japan’s stock market has hit a record, and the final piece of its economic recovery is falling into place with the biggest pay increases since 1991. The Japanese public, unimpressed, wants to know why it has taken so long.
Investors are digesting the Consumer Price Index release, one of the most important data inputs for the Fed in deciding its next policy move.