At 1 p.m., the Nikkei Average was trading at ¥65,876.15, up ¥549.73 from the previous day. Fast Retailing made the largest positive contribution, adding ¥152.06 to the index.
As of 1 p.m., the Nikkei Average stood at ¥65,876.15, up ¥549.73 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, there were 1,160 gainers, 352 decliners and 38 unchanged stocks, with gainers substantially outnumbering decliners.
Fast Retailing made the largest positive contribution to the Nikkei Average, lifting it by ¥152.06. It was followed by SoftBank Group at ¥126.31, Kioxia at ¥67.58, Recruit at ¥43.75 and Terumo at ¥34.86.
Tokyo Electron was the largest negative contributor, pulling the index down by ¥126.71. It was followed by Advantest at ¥96.54, Ibiden at ¥44.92, Fujikura at ¥21.92 and Murata Manufacturing at ¥11.42.
By sector, 27 of the 33 sectors rose. Transport equipment ranked first, followed by pharmaceuticals, electric power and gas, and information and communications.
*Price movements as of 13:00:10. The update reflects market conditions at that time.