The Nikkei 225 was up ¥461 as of 2:50 p.m., with Advantest, SoftBank Group and Recruit Holdings among the leading positive contributors. Kioxia Holdings, Fast Retailing and Tokyo Electron were among the top negative contributors. US GDP, PCE and durable goods orders are due tonight, along with earnings reports from major companies including NVIDIA.
The Nikkei 225 was up ¥461 as of 2:50 p.m. Advantest, SoftBank Group and Recruit Holdings were the leading positive contributors, while Kioxia Holdings, Fast Retailing and Tokyo Electron ranked among the top negative contributors. By sector, gains were particularly notable in securities and commodity futures, insurance, services, pharmaceuticals and banking, while marine transportation, oil and coal products, metal products, land transportation and mining lagged.
The Nikkei 225 was trading near its high, with US real GDP, July PCE and July durable goods orders due tonight. US market developments could affect Japanese stocks in response to the data.
Among the companies reporting earnings, NVIDIA, Salesforce and CrowdStrike Holdings are expected to announce results for the May-July period.