The Nikkei Average started the afternoon session at ¥65,785.09, up ¥257.00 from the previous day. Gains in stocks such as Furukawa Electric and Tokio Marine supported the market, while attention focused on export-related stocks and sector trends.
Buying led the Nikkei Average at the start of the afternoon session compared with the morning close, and the index rose to ¥65,785.09 after rebounding from the morning session's lower range. The Nikkei 225 futures traded in a range of ¥65,570-¥65,940 during the day, while the dollar-yen exchange rate stood at ¥159.30-¥159.40 per dollar, reflecting a weaker yen and stronger dollar. In Asian markets, the Shanghai Composite was down approximately 0.1% and the Hang Seng Index was down approximately 0.2%, both showing limited movement.
By sector, nonferrous metals, insurance, and securities and commodity futures were among the top gainers, while transportation equipment, rubber products, and pharmaceuticals were among the top decliners. Stocks ranking among the top by trading value on the TSE Prime market included Furukawa Electric, Fujikura, Ibiden, Tokio Marine, Nintendo, Sumitomo Electric, NTT, SoftBank Group, IHI, and Resonac.