The Nikkei Stock Average fell for the first time in 6 days, with the decline widening toward the close. The market remained weak throughout the day, ending at ¥65,877.62, down ¥486.58 from the previous day.
The Nikkei Stock Average fell for the first time in 6 days, ending ¥486.58 lower at ¥65,877.62. Buying led at the open, but the index subsequently struggled to advance and ended with the decline widening.
Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was 2.41504 billion shares, and trading value was ¥8.2028 trillion. Insurance, banking, and electric power and gas rose by sector, while pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, and mining declined.
Among individual stocks, SoftBank Group, Tokyo Electron, Recruit Holdings, SCREEN Holdings and Ebara were among the gainers, while Ibiden, Kioxia Holdings, Fast Retailing, Chugai Pharmaceutical, KDDI, TDK, Kyocera, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Advantest and Nitto Denko were among the decliners.