The Nikkei rose for the fourth consecutive day at the morning close. Tokyo Electron was the top contributor, adding approximately ¥205 on its own and leading the overall index higher.
In morning trading on the 12th, the Nikkei ended the session at ¥61,714.16, up ¥465.57. Among the Nikkei constituents, 180 issues rose, 44 fell and 1 was unchanged.
Among individual stocks, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank Group, Fast Retailing, Shin-Etsu Chemical and TDK rose. Tokyo Electron was the top contributor among gainers, adding approximately ¥205, followed by SoftBank Group, Fast Retailing, Shin-Etsu Chemical and TDK.
Meanwhile, Recruit Holdings, Advantest, Ibiden, BayCurrent and Bandai Namco Holdings fell. Recruit Holdings was the largest detractor, reducing the index by approximately ¥99, followed by Advantest and Ibiden. By sector, chemicals, metal products, fisheries, agriculture and forestry rose, while services, transportation equipment, pulp and paper fell.
As of 11:30, the Nikkei's overall contribution was positive. The total contribution from advancing issues was approximately 770.56, while that from declining issues was approximately -304.99. Tokyo Electron was the top contributor and Recruit Holdings the bottom contributor.