Nikkei attempts rebound on heavy volume buying; Wall Street modestly higher as Q2 GDP beats expectations; Fed holds rates steady - Wed 30 Jul 2025

Nikkei 225 Summary
Nikkei attempts rebound on heavy volume buying; Wall Street modestly higher as Q2 GDP beats expectations; Fed holds rates steady - Wed 30 Jul 2025

Cable maker for data centers Fujikura (+8.90%) leads the AI trade higher as Nikkei attempts a rebound on heavy volume buying.

Meanwhile, Wall Street is modestly higher as Fed holds rates steady and US Q2 GDP grew 3% beating expectations.

Nikkei225  40,654.70 (-19.85 -0.05%) 155 up 67 down 3 flat

JGB 10YR   1.559% (-0.001)            

USD/JPY    148.84 (+0.40 +0.27%)


 

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