The nearby Nikkei 225 futures contract surged to ¥69,830 as of 22:00 on the 2nd, up ¥1,180 from the previous day. The premium to the Nikkei 225 cash close was approximately ¥1,520, while TOPIX futures were also higher on the day.
The nearby December 2026 Nikkei 225 futures contract on the Osaka Exchange stood at ¥69,830 as of 22:00 on the 2nd, up ¥1,180 from the previous day, not ¥1,120. The cash close was ¥68,309.46, putting the futures contract ¥1,520.54 higher.
The premium to the Nikkei 225 cash close was approximately ¥1,520. The nearby TOPIX futures contract was at 4,145.5 points, up 45 points from the previous day. The difference versus the TOPIX cash close was 54.50 points higher.
Among major futures prices and trading activity, the Nikkei 225 futures settlement price was ¥69,830 and the Nikkei 225 mini futures settlement price was ¥69,815, with volumes of 6,259 and 143,146 contracts, respectively. TOPIX futures were at 4,145.5, Growth Index futures at 794, TSE REIT Index futures at 1,681 and JPX-Nikkei 400 futures at 37,150, all higher than the previous day.