Tokyo stocks rebounded for the first time in 4 sessions, with the Nikkei Stock Average closing at ¥63,923.00, up ¥438.90 from the previous day. Buying spread during the afternoon session, centered on high-priced shares, and TOPIX also rose.
In trading on 16 September, the Nikkei Stock Average rose ¥438.90 from the previous day to ¥63,923.00, marking its first rebound in 4 trading sessions. With investors broadly taking a wait-and-see stance ahead of the announcement of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) results, buying reportedly spread toward the end of the session on expectations of falling domestic long-term interest rates and a weaker yen. Buying increased across a broad range of issues into the afternoon session, and TOPIX rose to 4,061.72, up 24.56 points.
Trading was active, with volume at 1.76909 billion shares and trading value at ¥6.7075 trillion. Share prices rose for 67% of issues, while 29% declined, as most issues gained. By sector, oil and coal products, mining, and textiles rose, while pharmaceuticals, information and communications, and air transportation declined.
In terms of market sector movements, the Standard market's TOP20 continued to rise, while the Growth market's Core and Growth 250 declined. Although advancing issues stood out overall, market movements in specific sectors also remained a point of attention.