Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory

FEB 9 - Japanese stocks surged to a record high when markets opened on Monday morning, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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Japanese stocks surged to a record high on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured a historic two-thirds lower house majority in Sunday's election.

The LDP won 316 out of 465 seats, marking the first time a single party has achieved this majority since 1947.
The Nikkei 225 index rallied by more than 5%, briefly crossing the 57,000 mark for the first time.
Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, aims to revive the economy and tackle cost-of-living issues with her pro-business policies following this decisive win.

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