The Nikkei 225 was up approximately ¥250 in the morning session, with buying prevailing in the afternoon session. Tokyo Electron, Advantest and Lasertec ranked among the top positive contributors, while Kioxia, Recruit Holdings and SoftBank Group were among the negative contributors.
The Nikkei 225 was trading approximately ¥250 above the previous Friday's level and turned higher in afternoon trading. The rise in South Korea's KOSPI is believed to have provided a catalyst for the day's movement.
Tokyo Electron, Advantest and Lasertec were among the top positive contributors to the Nikkei 225. Kioxia, Recruit Holdings and SoftBank Group were among the negative contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was 1,160.06 million shares and trading value had reached ¥4.2365 trillion. The information was provided by Wealth Advisor.