The TSE Growth Market 250 Index rose temporarily before slipping into negative territory as the Nikkei 225 declined.
The TSE Growth Market 250 Index rose at times from the previous day’s level, but fell in tandem with the widening decline in the Nikkei Stock Average.
The Growth 250 consequently slipped into negative territory temporarily, showing that investor trading was sensitive to movements in the Nikkei Stock Average. The final update was at 11:30 on 18 August.
The news was distributed by Jiji Press and reported on Yahoo! Finance’s Japanese stocks page.