The Nikkei 225 remained approximately ¥1,340 above the previous day in the afternoon session. Advantest, Recruit Holdings and Tokyo Electron were among the top contributors, drawing attention to the afternoon market trend.
The Nikkei 225 traded approximately ¥1,340 above the previous Friday's level on the afternoon of the 10th. After opening the afternoon session near the morning closing level, the market remained range-bound. The dollar-yen exchange rate moved little in the upper ¥128 range.
In terms of contributions to the Nikkei 225, Advantest, Recruit Holdings and Tokyo Electron ranked among the top positive contributors, while KDDI, SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing were among the negative contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was approximately 1.36865 billion shares, while trading value was approximately ¥524.35 billion.