REUTERS POLL median: NIKKEI INDEX 69,000 by end-2027; Tue close 64,996.09. Nomura Macro Head Yunosuke Ikeda bullish but says rally outpaced his forecasts (63,000 by Dec; 65,000 a year later). Follow-up: 7 of 12 unchanged on AI boost vs three months, 5 more optimistic. Ikeda: AI optimism not prerequisite for further gains.

2026-05-27

REUTERS POLL median: NIKKEI INDEX 69,000 by end-2027; Tue close 64,996.09. Nomura Macro Head Yunosuke Ikeda bullish but says rally outpaced his forecasts (63,000 by Dec; 65,000 a year later). Follow-up: 7 of 12 unchanged on AI boost vs three months, 5 more optimistic. Ikeda: AI optimism not prerequisite for further gains.