As of 11:00, the Nikkei average was down ¥373.67 from the previous day at ¥68,668.44. Fast Retailing weighed by ¥217.63, while other stocks also contributed positively or negatively.
As of 11:00 on the 9th, the Nikkei average was down ¥373.67 from the previous day at ¥68,668.44. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, 1,221 stocks were advancing, 303 were declining and 22 were unchanged, with advancing stocks far outnumbering decliners.
The negative contribution to the Nikkei average was ¥217.63, with Fast Retailing the biggest drag. SoftBank Group followed with a ¥177.18 drag, then Ibiden at ¥52.59, Kioxia at ¥38.23 and Fujikura at ¥34.59.
Recruit was the biggest positive contributor at +¥48.54, followed by Tokyo Electron at +¥48.04, Konami Group at +¥23.93, Nitto Denko at +¥18.54 and SCREEN Holdings at +¥16.32.
By sector, 21 of the 33 sectors were higher. Marine transportation led the gainers, followed by foods, services and other products. Nonferrous metals, banks and pharmaceuticals were among the biggest decliners.