The Nikkei 225 rose ¥580.42 from the previous day to ¥68,889.01 in the morning session on the 14th, extending its winning streak to 4 sessions. It briefly reached ¥69,608.24 in the morning, while the TOPIX also advanced for an 8th straight session to 4,204.99.
The Nikkei 225 rose ¥580.42 from the previous day to ¥68,889.01, extending its winning streak to 4 sessions. It reached an intraday high of ¥69,608.24 at 9:39 a.m., breaking above ¥69,000 during trading hours for the first time in about a month. The TOPIX rose 28.95 points to 4,204.99, extending its winning streak to 8 sessions and setting a new record high. Funds flowed into AI-related and semiconductor stocks in the US market, prompting buying from the outset in the Tokyo market, but the market came under selling pressure from investors waiting to sell into a rebound once the initial buying subsided.
Trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 1.17868 billion shares, with trading value of ¥5.7459 trillion. Advancers totaled 1,077, approaching 70% of all issues, while 415 declined and 59 were unchanged.
By sector, 23 of the 33 sectors rose. Notable gainers included Other Products stocks such as Bandai Namco Holdings and Nintendo, marine transportation stocks such as NYK Line and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, information and communications stocks such as KDDI and SoftBank Group, and electric appliance stocks such as Sony Group and Advantest. Electricity and gas stocks such as Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings and Chubu Electric Power, as well as services stocks such as Pia and Recruit Holdings, declined.
Medley, ライドリＣ, iStyle, Bengo4.com and FIG rose, while RSTECH, LTS, Sanken, ファインD and 四国化工HD declined.