Why is Japan’s stock market rallying so high today?
May 25, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan

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Cheaper oil and easing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz pushed Japan's Nikkei 225 to an all-time closing high of 65,158 on Monday. This risk-on macro shift may prompt investor rotation that alters flows into crypto, DeFi and token markets and could produce short-term price and adoption impacts, though effects remain mixed.
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Japan stocks rallied to new all-time highs on Monday because traders finally got something they have been begging for: cheaper oil and less panic around the Strait of Hormuz. The Nikkei 225 (.N225) index jumped through 65,000 for the first time ever, hit a new record during the session, and closed at 65,158, up by...