The Nikkei Average fell for a third straight session, ending at ¥62,188.63, down ¥893.23 from the previous day. Declining stocks far outnumbered advancing stocks, with Advantest and Fast Retailing making the largest contributions in opposite directions.
The Nikkei Average ended trading on the 4th at ¥62,188.63, down ¥893.23 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 423 stocks advanced, 1,081 declined and 42 were unchanged.
The Nikkei Average’s negative contribution totaled ¥258.9, with Advantest the largest drag. It was followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥172.93, SoftBank Group at ¥114.08, Kyocera at ¥65.26 and Fujikura at ¥44.5.
Fast Retailing made the largest positive contribution, lifting the Nikkei Average by ¥162.62. It was followed by Mitsubishi Corporation at ¥38.03, Nitto Denko at ¥18.37, Yamato Holdings at ¥7.65 and Nintendo at ¥6.88.
By sector, 8 of the 33 sectors advanced. The leading gainers were air transportation, real estate, other products and land transportation. The leading decliners included nonferrous metals, oil and coal products, and mining.