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Asian Benchmarks Mostly Rise, Led by a Post-Election Rally in Japan
LDP's supermajority win under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered a 3.9% Nikkei surge and pushed 10-year bond yields up 5.5 basis points as markets priced fiscal stimulus.
- On Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, the LDP's landslide win drove Japanese stocks to record highs as the Nikkei passed 57,000 and TOPIX reached 3,825.
- With a 316-seat supermajority, the Liberal Democratic Party can push its agenda, as Neumann said, "The hope is that the strong majority will give the LDP more leeway in pursuing growth-friendly policies."
- Market data show that the Nikkei 225 closed at 56,363.94 after gaining over 3,000 points, the 10-year Japanese government bond yield rose to 2.27%, and the Japanese yen strengthened to 156.55 to the dollar.
- Internationally, the U.S. urged Japan to calm bond-market tumult amid FX tensions, while cutting the consumption tax could cause a 5 trillion yen shortfall, raising fiscal concerns.
- Longer-Term risks include the expectation that 10-year Japanese government bond yields could climb to 2.5%, with IMF data indicating Japan's debt-to-GDP was almost 230% in 2025.
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Asian stock indexes were mostly higher today, following a trend set on Wall Street on Monday. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained more than 2 percent after Sunday's election, in which Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a landslide victory.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution52% Center
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L 22%
C 52%
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