The Nikkei average rose ¥705.28 to ¥64,659.47 on the 29th, marking its third straight gain. Advancing issues outnumbered declining issues, and Advantest made the largest contribution.
The Nikkei Stock Average ended trading on the 29th at ¥64,659.47, up ¥705.28, or 1.10%, from the previous day, marking its third straight gain.
On the TSE Prime Market, there were 732 advancers, 778 decliners and 37 unchanged issues. Advantest made the largest positive contribution to the Nikkei average, lifting it by ¥453.07.
It was followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥116.30, SBG at ¥67.15, Ibiden at ¥26.43 and Fast Retailing at ¥22.65. Fanuc made the largest negative contribution, weighing on the index by ¥19.05. Hitachi, Komatsu, Toyota Tsusho and Daikin also contributed to the decline.