The Nikkei 225 rose for the fourth straight day, with Japanese stocks remaining firm on the strength of U.S. technology stocks. Despite the rise in domestic indices, individual stocks were prone to profit-taking in the Japanese market.
The Nikkei 225 rose 0.76% and the TOPIX gained 0.73%, with the underlying tone of the domestic equity market remaining firm. The rally in global equities, driven by gains in U.S. technology stocks, was reportedly spreading to the Japanese market as well.
According to market participants, buying spurred by the U.S. tech rally supported the Japanese market, while individual stocks were prone to selling pressure even as index levels rose, resulting in divergent performance across sectors.
Yahoo! Finance index data and reports on individual-stock news were cited as sources. The market is expected to continue watching developments.