India, June 30 -- Large manufacturing in Japan accelerated in the second quarter of 2026, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan Survey of business sentiment showed on Wednesday with a diffusion index score of +22.

That beat forecasts for +16 and was up from +17 in the previous three months.

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The outlook came in at +17, beating forecasts for +13 and up from +14 in the previous quarter.

The large non-manufacturers index came in at +37, beating forecasts for +36 - which would have been unchanged. The outlook was +28, missing expectations for +30 and down from +29 in the previous quarter.

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