The Nikkei 225 ended the morning session up ¥43.87 from the previous day at ¥63,966.87, extending its gains. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the TSE Prime Market, while gains in stocks with significant index contributions supported the market.
The Nikkei 225 ended the morning session at ¥63,966.87. It was up ¥43.87 from the previous day, or 0.07%, with 1,244 advancers, 252 decliners and 52 unchanged issues, as advancers continued to account for the larger share.
The top contributors to the Nikkei 225 were Fast Retailing at ¥56.32, Recruit Holdings at ¥32.18, SoftBank Group at ¥26.55, Konami Group at ¥25.14 and Chugai Pharmaceutical at ¥20.82, lifting the index overall.
The leading negative contributors were Advantest at ¥152.06, Tokyo Electron at ¥125.71, Ibiden at ¥53.97, Kioxia at ¥23.93 and TDK at ¥16.84.
By sector, 28 of 33 sectors rose, with notable gains in Other products, insurance, pharmaceuticals and rubber products.