The Nikkei Average extended its winning streak to 4 days in morning trading, ending at ¥61,714.16, up ¥465.57 from the previous day. Tokyo Electron was the top positive contributor and lifted the market.
The Nikkei Average extended its winning streak to 4 days in morning trading on the 12th, ending the morning session at ¥61,714.16, up ¥465.57 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 1,047 stocks rose, 453 fell and 44 were unchanged, with advancing stocks far outnumbering decliners.
Tokyo Electron was the top positive contributor to the Nikkei Average, lifting it by ¥205.80. It was followed by SoftBank Group at ¥69.58, Fast Retailing at ¥49.35, Shin-Etsu Chemical at ¥36.91 and TDK at ¥29.33.
Recruit was the top negative contributor, weighing on the index by ¥99.11, followed by Advantest at ¥97.09 and Ibiden at ¥37.22.
By sector, 28 of the 33 sectors rose. Chemicals led the gains, followed by metal products, fisheries, agriculture and forestry, and foods. Services, transportation equipment, and pulp and paper posted the largest declines and were key drivers of the overall market trend.
The day's report was carried by Kabutan News and focused on related stocks, the breakdown of contributions and sector trends. The morning session recap showed that advancing stocks continued to outnumber declining stocks.