The Nikkei 225 was trading around 64,720 in the afternoon session on the 10th, down approximately 420 points from the previous day. Tokyo Electron, Fast Retailing and Ibiden were the biggest negative contributors.
In the Tokyo market on the afternoon of the 10th, the Nikkei 225 was trading around 420 points below the previous day’s level, opening the afternoon session with a narrower decline. The exchange rate was trading in the ¥153-per-dollar range.
Tokyo Electron, Fast Retailing and Ibiden were among the biggest negative contributors to the Nikkei 225, while Advantest, Recruit Holdings and KDDI were among the biggest positive contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was reported at 10,732 million shares, with trading value of ¥4.4448 trillion. The source was identified as Wealth Advisor.
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