TOKYO (CNA) - Driven by Wall Street, Japanese stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors advanced, with the Nikkei index surging about 1900 points at one point during trading. Profit-taking pressure emerged later, significantly narrowing the gains, and the index closed with a slight increase.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed up 412.64 points, or 0.59%, at 70,474.96.

The TOPIX index closed up 16.74 points, or 0.42%, at 4,011.50. (Editor: Liu Wen-yu) 1150701

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