The Nikkei Average fell to a level approximately ¥540 below the previous day during afternoon trading. The top contributors were Advantest, SoftBank Group and Lasertec on the negative side, while trading volume was approximately 1.47578 billion shares and trading value was approximately ¥5.9392 trillion.
The Nikkei Stock Average traded approximately ¥540 below the previous day during afternoon trading on the 7th. The afternoon session initially opened at one point near the morning session's closing level, but the market continued to show a narrowing of its decline. The yen traded in a narrow range at around ¥158 per dollar.
Advantest, SoftBank Group and Lasertec ranked among the Nikkei's top negative contributors, while Bandai Namco Holdings, Konami Group and KDDI were among the top positive contributors.
As of the afternoon, trading volume on the Prime Market was approximately 1.47578 billion shares, while trading value was approximately ¥5.9392 trillion.