Nikkei 225 · April 8, 2026
The day after they agreed to a ceasefire
+5.39%
single-day change vs previous close
What happened that day?
- On 8 April 2026 the Nikkei 225 rose 5.39%
- The day before, word came that the US had agreed a ceasefire with Iran
- Japan reacts especially strongly to this because of energy — it imports nearly all the oil it burns
- When war-driven oil prices fall, company costs fall and the trade balance improves with them
- The index had been 13.23% below its peak in this stretch. The further it had been pressed, the bigger the bounce
- This ceasefire was not the end of the war. The final deal came two months later, in June
- On that June news the Nikkei passed 69,000 for the first time
Sources
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