The Nikkei 225 fell for the first time in 6 sessions in the Japanese stock market at the morning close on the 28th. The morning close was ¥66,333.53, approximately ¥30.7 lower than the previous day.
The Nikkei 225 fell for the first time in 6 sessions at the morning close on the 28th, with the morning close at ¥66,333.53. On the TSE Prime Market, there were 651 advancers, 818 decliners and 77 unchanged stocks, indicating a somewhat weak overall market.
Negative contributions to the Nikkei 225 totaled ¥75.09, with Ibiden making the largest downward contribution. Kioxia, Fast Retailing, Chugai Pharmaceutical and KDDI followed.
The top positive contributor to the Nikkei 225 was SoftBank Group at ¥112.63, followed by contributions from Advantest, Recruit Holdings, Screen Holdings and Fujikura.
By sector, 14 of the 33 sectors rose. Insurance, banking, machinery and rubber products were among the top performers, while metal products, pharmaceuticals and mining ranked among the sectors with the largest declines.