40 min ago Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.5% to close at a record 72353.96, as enthusiasm over artificial-intelligence demand continues to spread to adjacent industries. Metals and industrial robot makers led gains. JX Advanced Metals surged 12% and Fanuc advanced 6.5%. The 10-year Japanese government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 2.670%, due partly to inflation fears stemming from the Middle East conflict. The dollar was at 161.68 yen, compared with Y161.30 late Friday Eastern time.