The Nikkei 225 rose ¥804 in the morning session on the 25th, marking its fifth consecutive advance. Buying prevailed from the opening, and the index remained near its highs in the afternoon session as well.
In the morning session on the Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei 225 traded ¥804.15 higher than the previous day, while the TOPIX also rebounded for the first time in 3 sessions. Buying prevailed from the opening, and the index briefly posted a sharp gain at 10:54 a.m. Ultimately, it remained near its highs amid the firm market tone carried over from the previous day. The dollar-yen exchange rate traded in the mid-¥158 range.
Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was approximately 899.76 million shares, with trading value of approximately ¥3.7397 trillion. There were 1,069 advancers, 425 decliners and 58 unchanged issues.
By sector, 30 of the 33 sectors rose and 3 fell. Banking and securities stocks surged, while some electrical equipment and precision instruments stocks also rose. Information and communications, construction, and fisheries, agriculture and forestry stocks fell. Other gainers included フルタ金属, ホソミクロン, トーメンデバ, 山形銀 and 秋田銀, while decliners included 生化学, ケミコン, インソース, 清水建設 and ギフティグループ.
Source: Wealth Advisor's report on market conditions during the day's morning session.