Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index hit an all-time high again on Thursday morning, breaking the 44,000 threshold for the second time in history and setting a new record.

The benchmark passed the last record of 44,185.73 — reached just two days ago — in the first hour of trading, and rose as high as 44,396.95 during the day. It closed at 44,372.50, up 1.22%.

SoftBank Group led the Thursday rally, up by nearly 10% and reaching a new record. Nintendo was up 2.61%, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries gained 1.95%.