The afternoon Nikkei Average opened at ¥65,537.28, up ¥267.95 from the previous day, with stocks including Furukawa Electric and Fujikura bought on the back of the lunchtime futures range and foreign-exchange trends.
At the start of the afternoon session, the Nikkei Average stood at ¥65,537.28, up ¥267.95 from the previous day, opening slightly higher from the morning close of ¥65,495.23. Intraday futures moved within a range of ¥65,380 to ¥65,500, while the dollar-yen pair traded around ¥153.50–¥153.60 per dollar.
By sector, nonferrous metals, oil and coal products, and mining were among the top gainers, while retail trade, securities and commodity futures, and other products were among the top decliners. Among the stocks ranking high by trading value, Furukawa Electric, Fujikura, 洋エンジ, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Sumitomo Metal Mining, JX Advanced Metals, Mitsui Mining & Smelting, Lasertec, Ibiden, and IHI rose. Meanwhile, Sanrio, Nintendo, NEC, MS&AD, Fast Retailing, Advantest, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Recruit Holdings, Tokio Marine, and SCREEN Holdings fell.
In related developments, buying led the Nikkei Average compared with the morning close, while trends in Asian markets and the crude oil market were reported as factors warranting caution. Movements at the start of the afternoon session varied by stock, and sector trends may have affected individual stock price movements.