THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 22, 2024 at 17:00 JST
The Nikkei 225 index surges above 39,000 on the afternoon of Feb. 22. (Tetsuro Takehana)
The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,098.68 on Feb. 22, shattering the record set in late December 1989 during the asset-inflated bubble economy. [Read More]
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