The Nikkei Average rebounded for the first time in 3 sessions at the close, ending at ¥66,216.79. SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing were the top contributors, lifting the index by a combined ¥236.
Against a backdrop of gains in U.S. stocks the previous day, the Nikkei Average continued to rise after opening and traded near its highs toward the end of the session. At the close, the Nikkei Average stood at ¥66,216.79, up ¥890.37 from the previous day. Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was approximately 2.2 billion shares, while trading value was approximately ¥8.6034 trillion. There were 182 advancing issues, 42 declining issues and 1 unchanged issue.
SoftBank Group was the top positive contributor, lifting the index by approximately ¥128, followed by Fast Retailing, which added approximately ¥108. Advantest, Kioxia Holdings, Recruit Holdings, Terumo and Toyota Tsusho also made significant contributions.
Tokyo Electron was the largest negative contributor, weighing on the index by approximately ¥64. Ibiden, Kyocera, Murata Manufacturing, Lasertec, ROHM and HOYA were also among the decliners.
The Nikkei Average recovered the ¥66,000 level today and closed sharply higher overall. Buying returned to major stocks first, while gains in South Korea's KOSPI also supported investor sentiment.