TSX:8697 News 20 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Japan Exchange Group’s U.S.-traded ADR rose 0.1% to $10.67 as Tokyo shares last closed down 1.5% before the New Year break. Japan’s cash market remains shut, reopening Monday, Jan. 5. Investors await the first 2026 Tokyo session and upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data for direction. CEO Hiromi Yamaji is set to speak at the exchange’s annual opening ceremony.

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) investors head into the weekend with a familiar Japanese-market paradox: the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has pushed rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen is still weakening—forcing portfolio managers to rethink what “tightening” actually means for Japanese equities going into year-end and early 2026. Reuters+1 With Tokyo markets closed on Saturday, December 20, 2025, the story is less about today’s tape and more about how Friday’s policy signals, currency swings, and exchange-level rule enforcement are setting up the next act on the Tokyo Stock Exchange—across blue-chip exporters, banks, small caps, ETFs, and the steadily intensifying