The Nikkei Average rebounded for the first time in five sessions at the morning close on the 14th, ending the morning session at ¥68,193.13, up ¥415.61 from the previous day. Advantest made the largest positive contribution, while Olympus and other stocks stood out on the downside.
The Nikkei Stock Average rebounded for the first time in five sessions at the morning close on the 14th, ending morning trading. The closing level was ¥68,193.13, up ¥415.61, or 0.61%, from the previous day. On the TSE Prime market, 600 stocks rose, 900 fell and 46 were unchanged.
Advantest made the largest positive contribution to the Nikkei, pushing the index up ¥103.56. It was followed by SBG at ¥92.23, Fast Retailing at ¥76.05, Tokyo Electron at ¥45.51 and Fujikura at ¥30.54.
The largest negative contribution came from Olympus, which pulled the index down ¥37.28. It was followed by Kioxia, Terumo, Chugai Pharma and Aeon, each of which also contributed to the downside.
By sector, 16 of 33 sectors rose. Nonferrous metals ranked first among the advancing sectors, followed by chemicals, electric appliances and other products. Banking, securities and commodity futures, and air transportation were among the leading decliners.