The Nikkei average rose for a third straight session and ended the morning session on the 8th. The closing level was ¥66,445.13, up ¥45.29 from the previous day, while advancing issues significantly outnumbered declining issues.
The Nikkei average rose for a third straight session and ended morning trading on the 8th. The current level was ¥66,445.13, up ¥45.29 from the previous day. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, 428 issues rose, 1,068 fell and 52 were unchanged. As a result, declining issues continued to significantly outnumber advancing issues.
SBG was the Nikkei's top positive contributor, lifting the index by ¥345.95. It was followed by Advantest at ¥113.44, Fast Retailing at ¥28.16, Kioxia at ¥23.70 and Fujikura at ¥13.07.
On the negative side, TDK weighed on the index by ¥62.85, followed by Ibiden at ¥40.90, Recruit at ¥31.18, Murata Manufacturing at ¥30.73 and Nitto Denko at ¥21.45.
By sector, 11 of the 33 sectors rose. Information and communications led the gains, followed by oil and coal products, securities and commodities, and nonferrous metals.