In the morning session on the 28th, the Nikkei Average expanded its gains after the open and temporarily recovered to the ¥60,000 range. It started the afternoon session down ¥173.
In the morning session on the 28th, the Nikkei Average expanded its gains after the open and temporarily recovered to the ¥67,000 range. Buying led the broader market, and the index was at times above the previous day's close in early trading.
At the start of the afternoon session, the Nikkei Average opened down ¥173. Among individual stocks, Kioxia Holdings and Ibiden were reported to have fallen.