As of 2:00 on the 29th, Nikkei 225 futures were at ¥64,730, up ¥200 from the previous day, while the Nikkei average cash market stood at ¥63,954.19. TOPIX futures were at 4011.5, and the TOPIX cash market was up approximately 19.8 points from the previous day.
As of 2:00 on the 29th, the nearest-term Nikkei 225 futures contract on the Osaka Exchange, expiring in December 2026, stood at ¥64,730, up ¥200 from the previous day, while the Nikkei average cash close was ¥63,954.19, up ¥775.81. Futures and cash prices were therefore moving in broadly the same direction. Nikkei 225 mini futures had the same settlement price of ¥64,730, but were up 205 from the previous day.
Nearest-term TOPIX futures stood at 4011.5 points, up 16 points from the previous day and 19.79 points above the TOPIX cash close. Among other related futures, JPX-Nikkei Index 400 futures stood at 36325, up 35 from the previous day, while TSE REIT Index futures stood at 1651.5, down 8.5. These data indicate that the cash and futures markets were broadly moving in the same direction.