At the opening of the afternoon session on the 28th, the Nikkei 225 extended its decline from the previous day, while profit-taking selling spread across the market. Attention is focused on the afternoon session.
The Nikkei 225 opened the afternoon session at ¥66,191.12, down ¥173.08 from the previous day, widening its decline from the morning close. Profit-taking selling appears to be emerging, as it did during the morning session. Decliners accounted for 53% of stocks, while advancers accounted for 42%. Trading volume reached 1,011.34 million shares, with turnover of ¥3.8118 trillion.
During morning trading, the Nikkei 225 briefly recovered to the ¥66,700 level, but subsequently gave up its gains. At the morning close, it stood at ¥66,333.53, down ¥30.67 from the previous day, while TOPIX was up 6.79 points at 4,135.38. Buying aimed at securing dividend rights on the final ex-rights trading day is also thought to be supporting the market.
At 10:17 a.m., the Nikkei 225 briefly climbed ¥670.54, reaching ¥67,034.74. It recovered to the ¥67,000 level for the first time since 18 August, with strong performance by AI and semiconductor-related stocks thought to be supporting the market. Market participants pointed to the weight caused by the reaction to the rise.
At the opening, the Nikkei 225 started higher again at ¥66,505.94, up ¥141.74 from the previous day, as some semiconductor stocks rose and pushed up the market.