Nikkei 225 Vaults to Historic 57,000 Level on PM Takaichi's Landslide Supermajority

The Nikkei 225 index surged as much as 5.7% to a record high of 57,337.07 in early trading on Monday, February 9, 2026. This historic rally followed a landslide victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday's snap general election, where the party secured a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house.

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