Nikkei index rises for three consecutive days, optimism in the AI sector warms up

The Nikkei 225 index rose for the third consecutive trading day, as related data and corporate earnings reignited optimism in the artificial intelligence sector. A Reuters survey showed that Japan's manufacturing confidence index rose to its highest level in over five years in November.

Despite U.S. stocks closing lower, AI cloud computing company CoreWeave expects to achieve profitability in the first half of 2028. Nomura Securities strategist Akihiro Akiyama stated that investors are focused on Nvidia's earnings report next week, and if it performs strongly, it may drive up the stock prices of Japanese AI-related companies.