The Nikkei 225 was trading ¥650 higher than the previous day on the afternoon of the 25th. Tokyo Electron, Advantest and Ibiden were among the top contributors, while the yen was trading in the upper ¥158 range to the dollar.
At around 12:47 p.m. on the 25th, the Nikkei 225 was trading at around ¥66,160, approximately ¥650 higher than the previous day, with the afternoon session opening near the morning session's closing level. The yen was trading at around ¥158.40 to the dollar.
Tokyo Electron, Advantest and Ibiden were the top positive contributors to the Nikkei 225, while SoftBank Group, FANUC and KDDI were among the top negative contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was 1.02009 billion shares, and trading value was ¥4.1513 trillion.