The Nikkei Stock Average rebounded for the first time in 3 days, closing at ¥64,621.24, up ¥545.82. Advantest and SoftBank Group were the main contributors, lifting the index by approximately ¥178 in total.
The Nikkei Stock Average closed at ¥64,621.24 on the 21st, up ¥545.82 from the previous day. Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was approximately 2.17903 billion shares, with trading value of approximately ¥6.9265 trillion. After the open, buying spread across major stocks on the back of broadly strong U.S. earnings, and the Nikkei rose more than ¥1,300 at one point, but buying momentum faded toward the afternoon session.
There were 152 advancing stocks, 71 declining stocks and 2 unchanged stocks, with advancing contributors outweighing declining contributors overall. Advantest was the top advancing contributor at approximately ¥122, followed by SoftBank Group at approximately ¥55. Ibiden, Tokyo Electron, TDK, Fujikura and Kioxia Holdings were among the other contributors.
KDDI was the top declining contributor at approximately ¥12, followed by Fast Retailing at approximately ¥12. Nitori Holdings, Kao, Olympus, Kikkoman and Daikin were among the other decliners. Although some stocks, including AI-related names, showed signs of activity throughout the session, the market's overall advance remained limited.