The Nikkei Average was down approximately ¥660 in afternoon trading, with the decline widening during the afternoon session. SoftBank Group, Advantest and Ibiden were among the leading negative contributors.
The Nikkei Average was trading around ¥65,220 shortly after 12:45 p.m. on the 29th, down approximately ¥660 from the previous day. The afternoon session opened with the decline widening, although the market also showed signs of stabilizing. The exchange rate was around ¥157.30 per US dollar.
Among Nikkei Average constituents, SoftBank Group, Advantest and Ibiden were the leading negative contributors. On the positive side, Tokyo Electron, Recruit Holdings and Lasertec were among the top contributors.
As of the afternoon, trading volume on the Prime Market was 10,787,800,000 shares and trading value was ¥3.4554 trillion.
Source: Information distributed by Wealth Advisor Co., Ltd.
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