Nikkei 225 surpasses 40,000 mark amid historic rally in Japanese stock market

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average surged beyond the psychologically significant threshold of 40,000 points for the first time on Monday, Report informs via WION.

According to a Bloomberg report, this signals potential for further upward momentum in its recent ascent.

The blue-chip index soared by up to 1 per cent to reach 40,301.30, marking a fresh intraday record.