In the afternoon session on the 7th, the Nikkei 225 rose ¥1,378.90 from the previous Friday to close at ¥66,399.84, extending its gains sharply. After reaching an intraday high in the morning, the index recouped its gains into the afternoon and finished higher.
The Nikkei 225 rose sharply from the previous Friday in the afternoon session on the 7th, closing at ¥66,399.84. The intraday high was ¥66,668.71, while the TOPIX extended its winning streak to 3 sessions, rising 22.57 points to 4,125.80. Buying was strongest in semiconductor stocks, with gains in related indexes providing an additional tailwind.
Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was 2.02987 billion shares, with trading value at ¥8.0377 trillion. There were 633 advancing issues, 885 declining issues and 37 unchanged issues. By sector, 17 of the 33 sectors rose and 16 fell.
Among the advancing stocks were Nippon Yusen and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in marine transportation, TOTO and NGK Insulators in glass and ceramics, Advantest and Tokyo Electron in electrical equipment, and Sumitomo Electric Industries and Fujikura in nonferrous metals. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Daiichi Sankyo in pharmaceuticals, and Nissui and UMIOS in fisheries, agriculture and forestry, declined.
As additional information, movements in semiconductor-related stocks helped lift the market, with Samco, Kioxia, MARUWA, Ibiden and Seiko Group among the gainers. The published information was reported as news provided by Wealth Advisor.