The Nikkei Average was up ¥328, as of 2 p.m. Advantest, Fast Retailing and Recruit Holdings were among the top contributors, while SoftBank Group, Terumo and Ibiden stood out among the bottom contributors. Attention is focused on the release of U.S. PPI and stocks scheduled to report earnings in the coming days.
The Nikkei Average was up ¥328 as of 2:50 p.m. Advantest, Fast Retailing and Recruit Holdings were the top positive contributors, while SoftBank Group, Terumo and Ibiden were negative contributors. By sector, services, retail, warehousing and harbor transportation services, pulp and paper, and marine transportation were among the top gainers, while nonferrous metals, machinery, precision instruments, oil and coal products, and other products were among the top decliners.
New developments scheduled for today include earnings announcements from Rakuten Group, Ebara, GMO, Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post Insurance, Japan Post Bank, Mizuho, Nitori Holdings, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mitsubishi UFJ. In the United States, October's producer price index (PPI) is due to be released tonight, while speeches and panel discussions related to the Federal Reserve are scheduled through tomorrow morning Japan time.