Takizawa Hirokazu (滝沢弘量) of Nomura Securities explains the 10 TOPIX 100 constituent stocks with the highest and lowest percentage changes by comparing their closing prices on 27 February 2026 and 13 March 2026. The analysis highlights marine transportation, electric appliances, and information and communications stocks among the top performers, while chemical and bank stocks fell toward the bottom of the ranking.
Following the attack on Iran, the Japanese stock market entered a period of weakness in early March. This analysis compares the 27 February and 13 March closing prices of TOPIX 100 constituent stocks and sets out the highest and lowest percentage changes in a table of whole-number values.
By sector, the 10 stocks with the highest percentage changes included a notable number of marine transportation, electric appliances, and information and communications stocks. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104) and Nippon Yusen (9101) ranked 4th and 5th, respectively.
The bottom 10 included many chemical stocks. Among general chemicals companies, Mitsubishi Chemical Group (4188) ranked 1st and Unicharm (8113) ranked 8th. Bank stocks also appeared at both ends of the ranking, with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316) and Mizuho Financial Group (8411) ranking 6th and 10th, respectively.
Based on data prepared by Nomura Securities Investment Information Department, the article presents the stocks with the highest and lowest percentage changes between the 27 February and 13 March closing prices.