Japan’s Nikkei Hits Record High as Yen Slides Toward Its 1986 Low

Japan’s Nikkei 225 recorded a new all-time high on Monday as the yen continued to slide. The currency softened to 161.7 per dollar, just short of 161.96. A break past that mark would leave the yen at its weakest in nearly four decades and intensify pressure on Tokyo to respond. Japan’s Nikkei Tops 72,000 Nikkei