Global Markets | Nikkei, Topix race to record close on earnings, 'Takaichi trade' optimism

The Nikkei 225 Index ended Tuesday's session up 2.3% to 57,650.54 ‌while the ‌broader Topix, which also closed at a record high, advanced 1.9% to ‌3,855.28. Earnings season is underway in the world's fourth-largest economy, and markets are buoyed by expectations that Takaichi's overwhelming victory on Sunday would enable her to push through big spending and tax relief."Following ​the ruling coalition's landslide victory in ​the general election, expectations for proactive fiscal policy are rising, and ‌hop ...