The Nikkei 225 rose for a third straight day on the 29th, trading around ¥64,126 in the morning session. Advantest was the top contributor among individual stocks, lifting the Nikkei 225 by approximately ¥407. Some stocks surged or plunged in response to the U.S. market.
The Nikkei 225 stood at ¥64,126.25 at the morning open on the 29th and expanded its gain after opening, but pared the gain toward the end of the session to finish the morning in positive territory. The Nikkei 225 stood at ¥64,131.28 as of 11:30 a.m., up ¥177.09 from the previous day. Among the index constituents, 99 stocks rose, 123 fell and 3 were unchanged.
Advantest was the top positive contributor, with the stock alone lifting the Nikkei 225 by approximately ¥407. Kioxia Holdings, Ibiden, Tokio Marine Holdings, Otsuka Holdings, Denso, Toyota Motor and others also contributed to the gain.
TDK was the top negative contributor, weighing on the index by approximately ¥49, followed by Tokyo Electron, FANUC, SoftBank Group, Hitachi and Toyota Tsusho, among others. By sector, mining, electric power and gas, and pharmaceuticals rose, while electrical equipment, machinery and fabricated metal products fell.