Both the leading Topix index and the Nikkei 225 fell slightly, by 0.5 and 0.4 percent respectively, at the close.
When the stock market year in Japan is summed up, however, it shows record figures. The Topix index closed well above the previous record level reached 36 years ago. The year's 22 percent increase also makes the Tokyo Stock Exchange one of the best-performing markets in 2025. This comes after the Nikkei 225 also closed at a record level for the second year in a row.
However, the Tokyo Stock Exchange's performance pales in comparison with the Seoul Stock Exchange's. The final trading day did see a slight decline for the Kospi, down 0.2 percent, but for the year as a whole the index has surged 75 percent.
