The Nikkei Average rebounded for the first time in 4 days, rising to around ¥63,268 at the close. The market was pushed higher by buying on news of US-based Anthropic's IPO filing. Buying back AI-related stocks also supported the market.
In Tokyo trading on the 27th, the Nikkei Average rose sharply to close at ¥63,268.37. It was up ¥1,078.72 from the previous day, a gain of 1.73%, while estimated trading volume was 2.24473 billion shares and trading value on the TSE Prime Market was approximately ¥6.936 trillion. The Nikkei Average rebounded for the first time in 4 days, with AI and semiconductor-related stocks at the center of the buying-back activity. Strength in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a rise in the SOX Index contributed to the flow of funds into AI-related stocks in both the US and Japanese markets.
Among individual stocks, Advantest rose sharply, while Lasertec, Disco, SoftBank Group and Ibiden also posted active gains. Hitachi, Murata Manufacturing and Keyence were also dominated by buying, and other stocks including Fanuc and Nippon Steel rose. In contrast, Recruit Holdings, Sony Group and Daiichi Sankyo declined, while Giftee Group and Japan Exchange Group were also weak. Most sectors rose, while real estate, pharmaceuticals and land transportation stood out among the decliners.
The top 5 contributors to the Nikkei Average were Advantest, SBG, Tokyo Electron, Ibiden and TDK, which contributed approximately ¥1,046 in total. Recruit, Daiichi Sankyo and Japan Exchange Group were among the main negative contributors. On the TSE Prime Market, 704 stocks rose and 798 fell, indicating that the overall market move was concentrated in a limited number of stocks.