In morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 15th, the Nikkei Average was up approximately ¥260, absorbing early selling and recovering after the open. Stock movements emerged against the backdrop of developments in AI-related stocks in the U.S. market.
In morning trading in Tokyo on the 15th, the Nikkei Average remained approximately ¥260 above the previous day’s level, fluctuating around ¥63,750. As of 9:45 a.m., it stood at ¥63,817.01. Selling of AI-related stocks led the market in the morning amid concerns over a slowdown in the pace of AI development.
By sector, 12 of the 33 sectors rose and 21 fell. Information and communications, pharmaceuticals, services, glass and ceramics, pulp and paper, chemicals, and metal products stocks were relatively firm, while insurance and securities and commodities futures stocks were weak.
Among individual stocks, Kioxia, Taiyo Yuden, LINE Yahoo, SoftBank Group, and Takeda Pharmaceutical rose. These moves helped lift the Nikkei Average, and buying spread to other stocks at times. On the other hand, サムコ, アインHＤ, フィットＥ, プロレドＰ, and 大阪チタ declined.
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market, the dollar was trading in the mid-¥154 range against the yen, while the euro was in the mid-¥178 range. As investors continued to assess their positioning in response to developments in the U.S. market on the previous day, these moves, together with the Nikkei’s performance, contributed to the market’s overall direction.