The Nikkei Stock Average extended its gains and ended the morning session on the 28th at ¥60,406.10, up ¥798.73 from the previous day. The number of advancing stocks substantially exceeded the number of declining stocks.
The Nikkei Stock Average ended the morning session on the 28th at ¥60,406.10, up ¥798.73 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market during the morning session, advancing stocks substantially outnumbered declining stocks.
Advantest made the largest positive contribution to the Nikkei, adding ¥286.94. Tokyo Electron followed with a contribution of ¥237.15, SoftBank Group with ¥166.66, Kioxia with ¥115.74, and Ibiden with ¥84.55.
Konami Group made the largest negative contribution, weighing on the index by ¥55.79, followed by Nitto Denko at ¥34.72, Bandai Namco Holdings at ¥33.37, Tokio Marine at ¥18.05, and Capcom at ¥17.43.
By sector, 8 of 33 sectors rose. Glass and ceramics, nonferrous metals, electrical equipment, and machinery led the gains. Insurance, food, and other products were among the biggest decliners.