The Nikkei Average was trading ¥710 below the previous day's level on the afternoon of the 6th, narrowing its decline in the afternoon. The leading contributors were Tokyo Electron, SoftBank Group and Advantest.
In Tokyo trading on the afternoon of the 6th, the Nikkei Average was trading ¥710 below the previous day's level, with the decline narrowing at the start of afternoon trading. The yen was little changed at around ¥157.70 to the dollar.
Among Nikkei Average constituents, the leading negative contributors were Tokyo Electron, SoftBank Group and Advantest, while Fast Retailing, Bandai Namco and Omron were among the leading positive contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was 129,314,000 shares, with trading value of ¥5.2772 trillion. Wealth Advisor is identified as the exchange's information provider.
As related information, multiple flash news reports on movements in the Nikkei Average have been posted, with updates on the opening of the afternoon session and subsequent information being added as available.