At the afternoon-session opening on the 12th, Tokyo stocks were higher than the previous day, but gains eased as investors sold to lock in profits. The Nikkei 225 traded around ¥61,000, while semiconductor-related stocks moved in different directions.
The Nikkei 225 opened the afternoon session at ¥61,509.04, up ¥260.45 from the previous day. Technology stocks were bought on strong earnings from data-center-related companies, but profit-taking emerged and trading was temporarily unstable. 68% of issues rose, 29% fell, trading volume was 1.15644 billion shares, and trading value was ¥4.231 trillion.
The morning-session close was ¥61,714.16, up ¥465.57 from the previous day, while the TOPIX was up 28.83 points at 3,958.22, extending its winning streak to 4 sessions. By sector, chemicals, metal products, fisheries, agriculture and forestry, and foods rose, while services and transportation equipment declined. The Standard TOP20 edged lower, while the Growth market fell.
(10:08 a.m.) The Nikkei 225, after rising more than ¥400 in early trading, struggled to extend its gains and briefly fell into negative territory. Some observers said that CoreWeave's strong earnings, which contributed to the rise in U.S. stocks, had already been priced in. Tokyo Electron continued to rise, while Advantest declined. Reports concerning Nvidia-related developments were cited as having heightened uncertainty.
(Opening) Following the morning-session close, the Nikkei 225 opened at ¥61,475.11, up ¥226.52 from the previous day, with buying initially supported by gains in U.S. stocks. (End)