At the Tokyo market's afternoon open on the 27th, the Nikkei remained firm, with buying of AI- and semiconductor-related stocks continuing. Higher Korean stocks also supported investor sentiment. Basket trades were executed in the afternoon, boosting activity across the market.
At the afternoon open on the 27th, the Nikkei was up sharply from the previous day and trading in the ¥63,500 range. Buying of AI- and semiconductor-related stocks continued, lifting the Nikkei. TDK and others extended their gains in the afternoon, while investor sentiment was also supported by the more than 3% rise in the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in Asian markets.
After the morning close, approximately ¥57.6 billion in basket trades were executed off-auction on the TSE, with domestic and overseas institutional investors trading multiple stocks in bulk. As of 12:45 p.m., estimated trading value on the TSE Prime Market was ¥3.7788 trillion, and trading volume was 1,109.85 million shares.
Among major stocks, Kokusai Electric, BayCurrent and Sumitomo Electric rose. ZOZO, Sumitomo Realty and Asahi fell. Market conditions and individual stock movements shaped the market as a whole.