The Nikkei Average ended the morning session on the 26th at ¥66,227.55, up ¥371.12 from the previous day, with advancers far outnumbering decliners.
The Nikkei Average extended its gains through the morning session, with buying remaining dominant as investors awaited afternoon trading. Advantest was the top contributor, lifting the Nikkei Average by ¥164.12, followed by SoftBank Group at ¥111.03, Recruit at ¥30.17, Fast Retailing at ¥16.90 and Chugai Pharmaceutical at ¥14.08.
On the negative side, Tokyo Electron weighed on the index by ¥75.42, followed by Kioxia at ¥26.05, Taiyo Yuden at ¥12.07, Lasertec at ¥6.70 and TDK at ¥5.53. By sector, 24 of the 33 sectors advanced.