The Nikkei stood at ¥61,152.99 as of 15:00 on the 13th, up ¥333.63 from the previous day, with advancing issues far outnumbering declining issues. Fast Retailing was the top contributor to the Nikkei, lifting it by ¥190.94, followed by Advantest and Recruit.
The Nikkei Average stood at ¥61,152.99 as of 15:00 on the 13th, up ¥333.63 from the previous day. There were 884 advancing issues, 609 declining issues and 51 unchanged issues. Advancing issues broadly predominated.
Fast Retailing was the top contributor to the Nikkei at ¥190.94, followed by Advantest at ¥145.63 and Recruit at ¥93.55. Tokyo Electron contributed ¥47.53 and Konami Group ¥28.15.
SBG was the largest negative contributor, dragging the Nikkei down by ¥152.1. Terumo contributed negatively by ¥42.61, followed by Ibiden at ¥39.91, Fujikura at ¥23.06 and Shin-Etsu Chemical at ¥18.88.
By sector, 19 of the 33 sectors rose. Services, retail, warehousing and transportation, and pulp and paper were among the top performers. Nonferrous metals, machinery and precision instruments were among the biggest decliners.
* Reports price movements as of 15:00:10.