The Nikkei 225 extended its winning streak to 3 sessions at the 11th morning close, ending the morning session up ¥482.90 at ¥60,942.48. Advantest was the top contributor, while SBG led the negative contributors.
The Nikkei 225 extended its winning streak to 3 sessions at the 11th morning close, with the morning session ending at ¥60,942.48, up ¥482.90 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 912 stocks rose, 591 fell and 42 were unchanged, with advancing stocks far outnumbering decliners.
Advantest was the top positive contributor to the Nikkei 225, lifting the index by ¥122.98. It was followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥110.23, TDK at ¥39.19, Ibiden at ¥33.17 and Kyocera at ¥22.79.
SBG was the top negative contributor, weighing on the index by ¥86.57. It was followed by Konami Group at ¥30.85, Recruit at ¥22.75, Honda at ¥17.50 and BayCurrent at ¥15.34.
By sector, 22 of the 33 sectors rose, with Textiles ranking first, followed by Securities & Commodities, Banks and Electric Appliances. The leading decliners included Transportation Equipment, Land Transportation and Information & Communication.