Market Performance - The Nikkei 225 index opened high and expanded its gains by over 1%, rising by 666 points to 57,232.49 points as of the report [1] - The South Korean stock market was closed due to the Lunar New Year holiday [1] Political Developments - On February 18, the entire cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned, as required by the Japanese constitution following the first session of the National Diet after a House of Representatives election [3] - The National Diet will hold elections for a new Prime Minister in the afternoon of February 18, local time [3] Bond Market - The yield on Japan's 10-year government bonds was reported at 2.114%, down by 0.024 (1.12%) [4] - Other government bond yields included 30-year at 3.392%, 5-year at 1.602%, 1-year at 1.022%, and 3-year at 1.364%, with respective changes of -0.001 (0.03%), -0.015 (0.93%), 0.000 (0.00%), and -0.010 (0.73%) [4] Commodity Market - Gold prices rose, reaching a peak of $4,900 per ounce, with an increase of 0.43% [4] - Silver prices initially dropped over 1.6% but later reported a slight increase of 0.15%, currently at $73.6 per ounce [4][6] Trade Data - Japan's Ministry of Finance reported a trade deficit of 1,152.6 billion yen for January [6]
日经225大涨666点,日债收益率下跌,黄金白银突然拉升,日本1月国际贸易逆差超1.1万亿日元丨日韩股市
Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2026-02-18 02:33