As of 2 p.m. on the 16th, the Nikkei Average stood at ¥66,566.99, up ¥1,241.04 from the previous day, with Tokyo Electron contributing ¥131.47 of the rise.
As of 2 p.m. on the 16th, the Nikkei Stock Average was up ¥1,241.04 from the previous day and trading at ¥66,566.99. There were 1,294 advancers, 215 decliners and 37 unchanged issues, with advancers accounting for more than 80% of the total.
Tokyo Electron was the largest contributor to the Nikkei Average, adding ¥131.47. It was followed by Advantest at ¥120.82, SoftBank Group at ¥114.08, Ibiden at ¥69.44 and BayCurrent at ¥50.57.
Ryohin Keikaku was the largest negative contributor, detracting ¥3.71. It was followed by Kyocera at ¥2.43, Olympus at ¥1.42, Takashimaya at ¥1.40 and Nissan Chemical at ¥0.81.
By sector, 32 of the 33 sectors rose, with electric power and gas the only declining sector. Other Products posted the largest gain, followed by electric appliances, precision instruments, machinery, pharmaceuticals and real estate.