The Nikkei 225 posted a sharp gain for the fourth consecutive session in the morning session, closing at ¥65,883.41. Contributions from key stocks lifted the index, with advancing issues outnumbering decliners.
The Nikkei 225 ended the morning session on the 24th at ¥65,883.41, up ¥864.46 from the previous weekend, extending its winning streak to 4 sessions. On the TSE Prime Market, 826 stocks rose, 667 fell and 55 were unchanged.
Advantest (6857) was the top positive contributor to the Nikkei 225, adding ¥316.18, followed by Ibiden (4062) at ¥202.81, Tokyo Electron (8035) at ¥101.57, TDK (6762) at ¥64.36 and Fast Retailing (9983) at ¥48.27. On the negative side, Recruit Holdings (6098) detracted ¥79.95.
By sector, 16 of the 33 sectors rose. Electric appliances ranked first, followed by nonferrous metals, glass and ceramics products, and metal products.
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