NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 08:10 ET — Market closed.
- JPXGY ADR rose 0.1% to $10.67 in the latest U.S. close, while Tokyo-listed shares last ended 2025 down 1.5%.
- Japan’s cash market is shut for the New Year break, with the first 2026 session scheduled for Monday, Jan. 5.
- Traders are watching the yen, U.S. yields and next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for cues on early-year volatility.
Japan Exchange Group, the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, edged up 0.1% to $10.67 in its U.S.-traded American depositary receipt (ADR) on Friday, a U.S. certificate that tracks foreign shares. 1
The move matters because Japan’s main cash market has been closed for the New Year holiday, leaving offshore trading as one of the only real-time indicators for positioning ahead of Tokyo’s first session of 2026.
For the exchange operator, the backdrop is crucial: JPX’s trading, clearing and data businesses typically benefit when investors trade more and markets swing, while quiet sessions can squeeze fee income.
In Tokyo, Japan Exchange Group shares (8697) last closed down 1.5% at 1,676 yen on Dec. 30, the final trading day of 2025. 2
Japan Exchange Group’s holiday calendar shows the market closed Jan. 1-3 for the New Year break and does not trade on weekends, putting the next cash session on Monday, Jan. 5. 3
JPX has also flagged a formal start to the year: it plans an opening ceremony at its Tokyo venue, TSE Arrows, on the first trading day, with Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji scheduled to deliver remarks. 4
Global macro signals are back in focus after Wall Street’s first session of 2026 ended mixed and the dollar firmed. “Today is kind of a holiday trading day, lighter volumes, people not engaged normally,” said Jed Ellerbroek, a portfolio manager at Argent Capital, in comments to Reuters. 5
Exchange-operator stocks in the U.S. were softer on Friday, with CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange each falling about 1% in the session, according to MarketWatch data. 6
For JPX, investors will be watching whether the post-holiday reopen brings a burst of trading in Japanese equities and derivatives, a key swing factor for quarterly revenues tied to volume.
Before the next Tokyo session, the U.S. data calendar looms large: the monthly jobs report is due Jan. 9, while U.S. consumer price inflation data is scheduled for Jan. 13, Reuters reported. 7
JPX’s investor calendar points to a third-quarter earnings release in late January, a read-through on trading activity, clearing income and the company’s outlook for the fiscal year ending March. 8
The group has also listed a press conference planned for Jan. 29 at the TSE hall, which typically coincides with corporate updates that can move the stock. 9
