The Nikkei 225 started trading after rising ¥125.63 to ¥65,639.62 at the open, marking its fifth straight advance. Stocks including Komatsu and Mizuho rose.
Buying led the Tokyo market on the 25th, with the Nikkei 225 holding in positive territory against the previous day's close after the open and beginning trading at ¥65,639.62. North American markets were mixed, with the Dow Jones Average declining while the Nasdaq posted a modest rebound.
In the foreign exchange market, the yen weakened toward the ¥158.70-per-dollar level, with the move toward a weaker yen and stronger dollar seen as a factor supporting domestic exporters' earnings. The market was also viewed as being in an uptrend, as the Nikkei 225 remained above the ¥65,300 level of its 25-day moving average.
By sector, banking, pharmaceuticals, mining, marine transportation, and securities and commodity futures ranked among the top gainers. Komatsu, Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mitsubishi UFJ were among the stocks with the highest trading value in the Prime Market. Shimizu Construction, Socionext, FANUC, and SoftBank Group declined.
レイヤード <634A> was also listed on the TSE Standard Market today, while the South Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese markets were closed.