Nikkei 225 · May 7, 2026
A big spring session
+5.58%
single-day change vs previous close
What happened that day?
- On 7 May 2026 the Nikkei 225 rose 5.58%
- Two things were lifting the Japanese market: cheaper oil after the Middle East ceasefire, and a government committed to spending
- The administration formed the previous autumn favoured more spending and low rates. A cheaper yen means larger exporter profits
- No single trigger can be pinned to this day
- The dip before it was only 4.82% from the peak
- The index went on to pass 69,000 in mid-June and set a record
- The AI argument started a slide immediately after that
Sources
Every figure on this page is recomputed from the original daily closing prices and checked against them at build time. The account of what happened is written from the sources listed above.