The Nikkei 225 closed the morning session 97 yen lower, falling again. The program covers morning-session trading, notable stocks and key points for the afternoon session. It reviews the morning session and is scheduled to provide a breaking update and commentary on the afternoon session opening.
MARKET COMPASS Midday Commentary provides breaking updates and commentary on the Nikkei 225's morning close. The program reviews morning-session trading and is scheduled to discuss the outlook and key points for the afternoon market, with a breaking update on the afternoon session opening at 12:30.
Stocks that stood out during the morning session included Kioxia, TDK, Murata Manufacturing, Yamaha, Yamaha Motor and Terra Drone, while movements in related stocks were also covered.
Optimism is said to have spread following NVIDIA's earnings, although there were moments when the positive mood faded soon after the market opened. Mid-tier brokerage stocks were firm, and reports said that a South Korean securities firm was considering acquiring a Japanese securities firm.
Matsui, Mizuho Securities, Okasan Securities, Tokai Tokyo, IwaiCosmo Securities, Marusan Securities and Aizawa Securities Group were cited among the Prime Market securities stocks with the largest percentage moves. The program also covered movements in high-priced regional bank stocks and the broader upward trend in bank shares. The presenters were Okamura Tomoya (岡村友哉) and Sakuma Asuka (佐久間あすか).