The Nikkei 225 fell ¥8.89 from the previous day to ¥63,484.10 in the afternoon session on the 15th, marking a modest third consecutive decline. Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was approximately 1,888,588,800 shares, with 800 advancers and 685 decliners, as the overall market remained in a downtrend.
The Nikkei 225 fell ¥8.89 from the previous day to ¥63,484.10 in the afternoon session on the 15th, marking a modest third consecutive decline. TOPIX also fell back, down 21.05 points from the previous day at 4,037.16 points. Semiconductor-related stocks were sold in the morning, but Kioxia and Taiyo Yuden were subsequently bought, sending the Nikkei 225 higher. After afternoon trading, however, the index turned modestly lower again in the closing session.
Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was 18,885,880,000 shares, with trading value of ¥7.4384 trillion. There were 800 advancers, 685 decliners and 68 unchanged issues. By sector, 25 of the 33 sectors declined, while 8 rose.
Oil and coal products and bank stocks declined, while LINEヤフー and ソフトバンクグループ in the information and communications sector, and 武田薬品工業 and 塩野義薬 in the pharmaceutical sector, rose. News reports also showed mixed movements among individual stocks, with 出光興産 and ENEOS among those both recording gains and declines.
In additional news, reports said that 豊和工業 and 石川製作所 were bought after Bloomberg reported that the government was considering raising defense spending to 3.5% of GDP.