On Monday, the Nikkei Stock Average experienced a significant surge, initially rising more than 600 points in the morning, then 700 points, later reaching over 800 points, and eventually exceeding 900 points, before achieving a more than 1,000-point increase by the afternoon. Amid this upward trend, the yen softened, amid expectations of a policy shift by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), with the Nikkei surging over 2%. The sequence of updates throughout the day highlighted the continuous and remarkable gains in the stock market, reflecting investor optimism ahead of the anticipated BOJ policy meeting.