A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo.
People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
FILE – Traders and floor dealers change their familiar hand signal to applause as they jam the floor of Tokyo Stock Exchange at a ceremony on Dec. 29, 1989, marking the end of the business for the year of 1989. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
A person photographs an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
People speak in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo.
A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index surged briefly to an all-time high on Thursday, bypassing its previous record set in December 1989.
The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Wednesday, Feb. 21 2024, in New York. Global stocks were mixed after technology shares led Wall Street broadly lower, with investors waiting for chipmaker Nvidia’s quarterly earnings report later in the day.
Stock traders are seen at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, on Dec. 29, 1989. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth. The index closed Thursday at 39,098.68, up 2.2%. It had been hovering for weeks near 34-year highs. Its previous record was 38,915.87, set on Dec. 29, 1989.
Stock traders are seen at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, on Dec. 29, 1989. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth. The index closed Thursday at 39,098.68, up 2.2%. It had been hovering for weeks near 34-year highs. Its previous record was 38,915.87, set on Dec. 29, 1989.
A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index just before closing the day at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
A person takes photograph an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
A person takes photograph an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
FILE – Logos the New York Stock Exchange adorn trading posts, on the floor, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Stocks are off to mixed start on Wall Street, Thursday, April 7, as several major technology stocks rose even as many other parts of the market were in the red.
NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia’s stock price surged after delivering another blowout quarter, setting off a rally in other technology companies that carried Wall Street to another record high. The chipmaker, a central player in the boom surrounding artificial intelligence technology, reported scorching demand for its semiconductors. The S&P 500 rose 2.1% Thursday to another all-time high. The Nasdaq added 3%. The Dow, which has a smaller weighting in tech stocks, rose 1.1%, marking its first close above 39,000. Nvidia’s stock price rose more than 16%, leading gains among tech companies. Treasury yields held relatively steady. Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged to an all-time high.
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