Japanese Shares Pull Back from Early Losses, Close Flat as US Concludes Strikes on Iran
Japanese shares recovered from early losses to close marginally higher on Thursday after the U.S. Central Command said it had completed additional self-defense strikes against multiple Iranian targets.The Nikkei 225 closed up 0.1%, or by 38 points, to end at 64,217.27."U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed additional self-defense strikes against multiple targets in Iran, June 10, at the Commander in Chief's direction," CENTCOM said on social media platform X.On the domestic front, Japan has sharply increased its imports of recycled tungsten scrap from the U.S. amid Chinese export restrictions on the critical metal for automotive, electronics, and defense industries, according to a Nikkei Asia report on Thursday.On the corporate side, Anycolor's (TYO:5032) net profit climbed 22% to 14.1 billion yen in the fiscal year 2026 from 11.5 billion yen a year earlier.Meanwhile, Kakiyasu Honten's (TYO:2294) profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 16% to 811 million yen for the fiscal year ended April 30, from 701 million yen a year earlier.