In the morning session on the 15th, the Nikkei average rose ¥589.37 from the previous day to ¥64,082.36, rebounding for the first time in three sessions. Selling was dominant early in the session, but gains in AI-related stocks such as Kioxia and Taiyo Yuden provided support.
In the morning session on the 15th, the Nikkei average rose ¥589.37 from the previous day to ¥64,082.36, rebounding for the first time in three sessions, while TOPIX remained slightly in negative territory. Selling was dominant early in the session, particularly in semiconductor stocks, and the Nikkei opened down more than ¥300, but gains in AI-related stocks supported the market after the selling subsided.
By sector, 13 of the 33 sectors rose and 20 fell. Information and communications, glass and ceramics, pharmaceuticals, services, metal products, chemicals, nonferrous metals and electric appliances stocks were firm, while securities and commodity futures, banks, and oil and coal products stocks declined.
The Nikkei hit ¥6,101.00 at 11:26 a.m. and ended the morning session near its high.
Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was 815.11 million shares, with trading value of ¥3.5593 trillion. The performance of AI-related stocks that supported the Nikkei was a key point in the morning session.