US-Iran agreement prospects and semiconductor stocks boost Japanese market

The Tokyo stock market closed higher on the 25th, with the Nikkei 225 index surpassing the 65,000-point mark for the first time. The rise was driven by market optimism that a US-Iran agreement would ease energy supply concerns, coupled with strong performance in semiconductor stocks. The Nikkei index surged 1,819.12 points, or 2.87%, to close at 65,158.19. The broader TOPIX index also rose 50.11 points, or 1.29%, to end at 3,942.57.