The Yomiuri 333 closed at ¥52,579.05, while the Nikkei average ended at ¥65,513.99. AI and semiconductor-related stocks drove the Japanese market after trading resumed following a decline in U.S. stocks.
In the Tokyo stock market on the 24th, the Yomiuri stock price index (Yomiuri 333) closed at ¥52,579.05, down ¥36.83 from the close on the 18th, marking its second consecutive trading-day decline. Among the constituents of the Yomiuri 333, decliners outnumbered advancers, with 186 stocks falling.
Meanwhile, the Nikkei average closed ¥495.04 higher at ¥65,513.99, as AI and semiconductor-related stocks were bought amid expectations for expansion in the U.S. AI market. The rise in U.S. stocks while Japan's markets were closed is believed to have influenced the Tokyo market as well.
Among the Yomiuri 333 decliners, Recruit Holdings recorded the largest percentage decline at 7.78%, followed by Toho Gas at 4.84% and Kansai Electric Power at 4.82%. Among the advancers, Socionext rose 15.00%, Ibiden gained 14.57%, and Medipal Holdings climbed 7.41%.
The TOPIX, which indicates the overall market trend, stood at 4,075.30 points, down 15.84 points from the previous day, and remained relatively weak. As a result, overall market sentiment was soft, in contrast to the rise in the Nikkei average.