Around the middle of the afternoon session on the 14th, the Nikkei was struggling to rise in the TSE Prime Market. It briefly reached a level more than ¥600 above the previous day's close shortly after 1:30 p.m., but narrowed its gains from around 2 p.m.
Around 2 p.m., the Nikkei struggled to rise in the TSE Prime Market. It recovered to the morning session high but subsequently narrowed its gains. A flash report on ASML Holding's results for the July–September 2026 quarter influenced moves in related stocks, with Lasertec and Tokyo Electron among those turning lower.
Buying interest in AI and semiconductor-related stocks remained, indicating a short-term bias toward recovery. Taiyo Yuden rose on expectations of expanding demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs).
As of 2 p.m., trading value on the TSE Prime Market was estimated at ¥4.4202 trillion, and trading volume was reported at 1.25355 billion shares. By contrast, Advantest, SoftBank Group, Fast Retailing and Fujikura remained firm and supported the market, while Olympus, Terumo, Kioxia and Chugai Pharmaceutical fell.
This article was reported by Nikkei QUICK News (NQN), and developments will be closely watched in subsequent reports.