The Nikkei Stock Average was down approximately ¥690 on the morning of the 14th, with SoftBank Group, Kioxia and Resonac among the top decliners in the index. The dollar continued to fluctuate in the ¥153 range.
The Nikkei Stock Average was trading approximately ¥690 below the previous Friday’s level on the morning of the 14th, around the ¥63,320 mark. Selling dominated from early morning, and the index fell to ¥62,726.18, down approximately ¥1,285, at 9:28 a.m., before showing signs of recovery on dip-buying. The dollar was fluctuating in the ¥153.70 range.
SoftBank Group, Kioxia, Resonac, Taiyo Yuden and Ibiden were among the top decliners in the Nikkei’s constituent stocks, with weakness in prominent decliners weighing on the market as a whole.
Meanwhile, NEC, NRI, Fujitsu, SHIFT and BayCurrent were among the top percentage gainers, highlighting the wide divergence in performance between individual stocks.
The news was provided by Wealth Advisor, reporting on the Nikkei’s downside move and the performance of individual constituent stocks in a breaking-news format.