In morning trading on the 13th, the Nikkei 225 rebounded sharply to ¥61,816.72, up approximately ¥997 from the previous day. TOPIX also rose 30.21 points to 3,967.54, with advancing stocks including semiconductors continuing to support the market.
In morning trading on the 13th, the Nikkei Stock Average rebounded sharply to ¥61,816.72, up ¥997.36 from the previous day. The Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) also rose 30.21 points to 3,967.54, extending its winning streak to 5 sessions, amid dominant buying to cover selling in NVIDIA shares following the resignation announcement in the previous day's U.S. market.
The weaker yen and gains in South Korean stocks also provided support, while buying of futures by overseas short-term investors continued.
As of 10:53 a.m., the Nikkei 225 had risen as much as ¥1,083.14 to ¥61,902.50, but selling from investors waiting to take profits ahead of the ¥62,000 mark capped the upside, and the morning session ended near its high. The exchange rate was trading around ¥159.9 to the dollar, slightly weaker for the yen than in the morning.
By sector, 26 of the 33 sectors rose and 7 fell. Services gained more than 3%, while other products, retail, warehousing, transportation and marine transportation-related stocks were firm. Semiconductor-related stocks including Advantest and Tokyo Electron were bought, supporting the broader market.
Among individual stocks, アカツキ, オイシックス and セグエグループ rose. アズーム, チェンジＨＤ, ブロードリーフ and JUKI fell. Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was approximately 1.07814 billion shares, with trading value of approximately ¥3.8653 trillion.