The Nikkei 225 extended its gains at the morning close on the 10th, ending the morning session around ¥60,475, up approximately ¥1,700 from the previous day. Advancing stocks far outnumbered decliners, and stocks with high index contributions pushed up the market.
At the morning close on the 10th, the Nikkei 225 extended its gains, ending the morning session at ¥60,475.78, up ¥1,700.28 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime, 1,208 stocks advanced, 320 declined and 17 were unchanged, with advancers far outnumbering decliners.
SBG made the largest positive contribution to the Nikkei, adding ¥400.48, followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥245.24, Advantest at ¥239.48, Fast Retailing at ¥80.91 and Ibiden at ¥66.88. On the negative side, Kikkoman subtracted ¥39.02, followed by Ajinomoto at ¥19.48, BayCurrent at ¥17.7, Orix at ¥9.91 and Toyota at ¥9.1.
By sector, 26 of the 33 sectors advanced. Nonferrous metals ranked first, followed by banks, electric appliances, and glass and ceramics. The leading decliners were other financing, foods and land transportation.
Related coverage from Kabutan News reported similar details on the Nikkei 225’s morning-session performance and the contributions of individual stocks.