As of 10:00 on the 7th, the Nikkei Average was down ¥471 from the previous day at ¥65,212.26. Advantest was the largest drag, weighing on the index by ¥308.94.
As of 10:00 on the 7th, the Nikkei Stock Average was down ¥471.00 from the previous day at ¥65,212.26. On the TSE Prime market, 1,005 stocks rose, 494 fell and 48 were unchanged, with advancing stocks substantially outnumbering decliners.
Advantest was the largest negative contributor to the Nikkei Average, dragging it down by ¥308.94, followed by SoftBank Group at ¥232.51, Tokyo Electron at ¥94.53, FUJIFILM at ¥68.89 and Lasertec at ¥68.65.
On the positive side, Fast Retailing was the largest contributor, lifting the Nikkei Average by ¥69.19, followed by Bandai Namco Holdings in the low ¥39 range, Konami Group at ¥28.66, Recruit Holdings at ¥27.15 and KDDI at ¥25.14.
By sector, 23 of 33 sectors rose. Oil & Coal Products ranked first, followed by Other Products, Wholesale Trade and Rubber Products. The leading decliners included Nonferrous Metals, Machinery and Electric Appliances.