The Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥69,000 as of shortly after 2 p.m., down approximately ¥40 from the previous day. Buying gained the upper hand in the afternoon session, narrowing the decline.
Shortly after 2 p.m., the Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥69,000, down approximately ¥40 from the previous day, with afternoon buying narrowing the decline. The foreign-exchange market was range-bound around ¥158 to the dollar.
ADVANTEST, KIOXIA and SoftBank Group were among the top stocks by trading value shortly after 2 p.m., and movements in these stocks were a focus of the market.
The top stocks by trading volume shortly after 2 p.m. included NTT, Tokio Marine, SoftBank Group, SoftBank and Sony Financial Group. The top stocks by trading value were ADVANTEST, KIOXIA, SoftBank Group, Taiyo Yuden and LASERTEC.