© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man looks at an electric board displaying the Nikkei stock average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
By Brigid Riley
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a fresh 34-year high on Tuesday as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend, with tech-related shares and strong corporate earnings supporting the benchmark stock index.
The Nikkei climbed 2.89% to 37,963.97 to its highest since January 1990, after briefly breaching 38,000 points.
The broader rose 2.12%.
Chip-sector giant Tokyo Electron Ltd gained 13.33%, making it the best performer of the day.
SoftBank (TYO:) Group Corp rose 6.27%, buoyed by the rally in semiconductor developer ARM Holdings (LON:) shares, in which SoftBank has a 90% stake.
Among other top gainers, Tokio Marine Holdings Inc and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc gained 11% and 10.82%, respectively.
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