TOKYO -- Japan's stock market ended 2024 trading with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average closing at 39,894.54 , its highest-ever finish, as investors bet on the AI-related tech boom, Japanese companies' governance reforms and the weak yen.
Nikkei Stock Average comes in just below 40,000 mark

Yen volatility caused by an indecisive Bank of Japan kept spilling over into the Japanese stock market throughout 2024. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
TOKYO -- Japan's stock market ended 2024 trading with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average closing at 39,894.54 , its highest-ever finish, as investors bet on the AI-related tech boom, Japanese companies' governance reforms and the weak yen.