The Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market's sector performance rankings were released. At the afternoon session open, all 33 sectors were down, with 0 sectors advancing, and food products led the declines. The stocks covered included a wide range of sectors, including steel and land transportation.
As of 12:33 p.m., the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market's sector performance rankings showed 0 advancing sectors, 33 declining sectors and 6 unchanged stocks. The total number of stocks was 1,545, comprising 16 gainers, 1,523 decliners and 6 other stocks.
For the top 3 stocks by sector, when the rankings are arranged in order of the largest declines, stocks from the sectors with the highest decline rates are shown. Food products was cited as the worst-performing sector, down 8.87%. The bottom-ranked food products stocks listed included Japan Tobacco (JT), Ajinomoto and Takara Holdings.
The share price information as of this date is based on a tally by Kabutan News, which likewise reported on major stock market indicators and the performance of other sectors.