The Nikkei 225's advance paused at times in Tokyo, while TOPPAN hit its daily price limit on strong results, with Advantest, Ibiden and Kioxia also rising. In Taiwan, TSMC rose to TWD 2,445 during trading hours, marking a roughly one-month high. Semiconductor-related stocks broadly led market movements.
The Nikkei 225's advance paused around midmorning in the Tokyo stock market on the 13th. The index approached ¥69,000 shortly after the open, but profit-taking sales narrowed the gain to around 900 points, leaving it moving sideways near ¥68,400.
Among individual stocks, TOPPAN hit its daily price limit during trading hours on the back of strong results announced the previous day. Advantest, Ibiden and Kioxia also rose, helping drive the market higher.
In Taiwan, TSMC rose to TWD 2,445 during trading hours, marking a roughly one-month high. The TAIEX recovered the 45,000-point level, while Hon Hai and UMC remained firm and MediaTek fell.
Market participants are watching AI- and semiconductor-related stocks while assessing the impact of the U.S. CPI and other factors. There is a view that developments in U.S. markets and fund flows will affect further gains in the Japanese and Taiwanese markets.