In Tokyo trading on the 12th, the Nikkei 225 narrowed its gain in the afternoon session and traded up just over ¥260 from the previous day. Profit-taking in semiconductor-related stocks weighed on the market, which traded in the low ¥61,500s.
The Nikkei 225 stood at ¥61,509.04 at the start of the afternoon session today, up ¥260.45 from the previous day, narrowing its morning gain somewhat as the advance paused. While technology stocks in the US were bought following gains driven by strong data-center-related earnings, profit-taking emerged in semiconductor-related shares, weighing on the broader market.
The morning session closed at ¥61,714.16, up ¥465.57 from the previous day, while TOPIX gained 28.83 points to 3,958.22. Buying led by the trend in US markets prevailed initially, but some stocks were sold on reports related to Nvidia, and the Nikkei 225 briefly turned lower.
Across the market, 68% of Prime Market stocks rose and 29% fell. Trading volume was 1.15644 billion shares and trading value was ¥4.231 trillion. By sector, chemicals, metal products, and fisheries, agriculture and forestry, and foods rose, while services and transportation equipment declined.
Among individual stocks, Tokyo Electron extended its gains, while Advantest fell. Ibiden posted a particularly sharp decline and ranked among the largest negative contributors to the Nikkei 225. Investors are closely watching US technology stocks and currency movements, and the market’s subsequent direction is expected to depend on trends in US markets.