Nikkei jumps after landslide victory for Takaichi’s ruling party
BANGKOK – Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. The Nikkei ended up 2,110.26 points from Friday to close at 56,363.94, having briefly topped 57,000 for the first time to set…