In the overview of Japan's domestic stock market on 3 September, the Nikkei 225 fell from the previous day, closing at ¥64,214.48, down ¥111.16. Trading volume and value on the TSE Prime Market declined, while the market saw a mix of advancing and declining stocks across sectors.
The Nikkei 225 attempted to move higher after opening on 3 September, but selling on rebounds emerged amid expectations that the Bank of Japan would accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes, leaving the index slightly lower from the previous day toward the close. Among the Nikkei's constituent stocks, 141 advanced, 82 declined and 2 were unchanged.
Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was 2.188 billion shares, while trading value was ¥7.577009 trillion, both down from the previous day. By sector, wholesale trade, electric power and gas, marine transportation, oil and coal products, and insurance rose, while mining, nonferrous metals, foods, real estate and rubber products declined.
The top gainers among individual stocks on the TSE Prime Market were Nitori Holdings, Furuya Metal and Techno-Sumida, while the top decliners were Nitto Boseki, Meiko and Citizen Watch. A total of 52 stocks hit year-to-date highs, while 10 hit year-to-date lows.