The Nikkei Stock Average traded ¥310 above the previous day's level in afternoon trading, with SoftBank Group, Recruit Holdings and Kioxia among the top contributors.
In afternoon trading on the 15th, the Nikkei began around ¥310 above the previous day's level and subsequently moved sideways, while the exchange rate was around ¥154.07 to the dollar.
Among Nikkei-listed stocks, SoftBank Group, Recruit Holdings and Kioxia were among the top positive contributors, while Advantest, Toyota Tsusho and Fast Retailing were cited as negative contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was 933.19 million shares, with trading value at ¥3.9624 trillion.
Provided by Wealth Advisor. Attention is focused on future developments.