Stock Price Average Above 50,000: Management Reforms Needed To Spread Benefits
14:29 JST, November 8, 2025
A key stock price average has exceeded 50,000 points, but this stands in stark contrast to the economic reality felt by the public, which is struggling with high prices. Companies must carry out management reforms to ensure benefits are widely distributed.
The Nikkei Stock Average surpassed the 50,000 mark for the first time late last month. The only other time the average exceeded the bubble-era peak of 38,957, recorded on Dec. 29, 1989, was in February 2024. It took just over a year and eight months to reach this major milestone.
Global excess liquidity, fueled by massive fiscal stimulus after the COVID-19 pandemic and monetary easing, continues to drive asset price increases. Expectations that…
