The Nikkei Stock Average was up ¥783 as of 14:50. Advantest, Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group were among the top contributors, with attention focused on domestic and overseas earnings and the FOMC decision ahead of the earnings announcements.
The Nikkei Stock Average rose sharply from the previous day, gaining ¥783 as of 14:50. Advantest, Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group were among the top contributors, while Konami Group, Bandai Namco Holdings and Nitto Denko were among the lowest contributors. By sector, gains were particularly notable in glass and ceramics products, electric appliances, nonferrous metals, machinery and metal products, while insurance, foods, oil and coal products, land transportation, and pulp and paper declined.
The market remained firm, with Hitachi, Socionext, NEC, Advantest, Nomura Holdings and JR Central among the companies scheduled to announce quarterly results. In the United States, the FOMC decision is scheduled to be announced in the early hours of Japan time, while Alphabet and Microsoft are scheduled to report their July–September quarterly results.
Today’s market movement reflects heightened interest in domestic and overseas earnings and the FOMC outlook, against the backdrop of Nikkei contributor performance, sector trends and the earnings schedules of individual companies. Subsequent market reactions following the earnings announcements and the policy outlook after the FOMC meeting are expected to draw attention.