The Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥110 above the previous day's level on the morning of the 17th. The top gainers among constituent stocks included The Japan Steel Works, SHIFT and Sumitomo Pharma.
Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on the 17th, the Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥110 above the previous day's level. It rose sharply at the open, but selling by investors waiting for a rebound has since become dominant. The dollar-yen exchange rate was moving sideways in the ¥156 range.
Among Nikkei 225 constituent stocks, The Japan Steel Works, SHIFT, Sumitomo Pharma, BayCurrent and Nintendo were among the top gainers, while Mitsui Mining & Smelting, IBIDEN, Sumitomo Metal Mining, SCREEN Holdings and TAIYO YUDEN were among the top decliners.
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