<figure class="cli cli-image js-no-inject cli-image--header-media"><div class="img-sized"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/67f712061b0000260005385e.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&amp;format=webp"><img class="img-sized__img landscape" fetchpriority="high" alt="People walk past monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)" width="100%" height="auto" src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/67f712061b0000260005385e.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale"></picture></div><div class="cli-image__source-wrapper"><figcaption class="cli-image__caption caption-cli">People walk past monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)</figcaption><div class="cli-image__credit" aria-label="Image Credit: via Associated Press"><div class="credit-container"><span class="credit">via Associated Press</span></div></div></div></figure><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shot up in early Thursday trading, gaining more than 2,000 points, as investors welcomed President <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>’s decision to back off on most of his tariffs. </p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Nikkei 225 was trading at 34,052.58, up 7.4% within the first 15 minutes of trading.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The surge echoes the jump overnight on Wall Street, which had one of its best days in history, with the S&amp;P 500 surging 9.5%.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>But the rallies follow earlier losses in global markets when the tariffs were announced.</p></div>

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 has shot up in early trading, gaining more than 2,000 points, as investors welcomed Trump’s decision to back off on most of his tariffs.{ai:summary}<p>Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose over 2,000 points, or 7.4%, in early trading after President Trump announced a reduction in tariffs. This surge follows a significant rally on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 increased by 9.5%. The gains come after prior losses due to tariff concerns. #economy</p>

Japan's Benchmark Nikkei 225 Shoots Up In Early Trading, Gaining More Than 2,000 Points

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