刚刚，升破40000点！

Group 1 - The Nikkei 225 index surpassed 40,000 points for the first time since January 27, with a rise of 1.57% to 40,207 points on June 27, driven by strong performances in electronic and heavy industry stocks [2][3] - The Tokyo core consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.1% year-on-year in June, lower than the market expectation of 3.3%, indicating a slowdown in inflation due to government measures like fuel subsidies [2] - Despite a net sell-off of 524.3 billion yen (approximately 3.62 billion USD) by foreign investors last week, Japan's stock market has seen a net inflow of about 6.81 trillion yen this quarter, the highest in two years [2] Group 2 - Japan's M&A transaction value reached a record high of 232 billion USD in the first half of the year, more than doubling year-on-year, indicating a strong rebound in the Asian M&A market [4][5] - Major privatization deals included Toyota and NTT, with values of 34.6 billion USD and 16.5 billion USD respectively, marking them as some of the largest transactions globally [5] - The low interest rates and low stock valuations in Japan continue to attract foreign and activist investors, suggesting a favorable environment for further M&A activities [4][5]