As of 3 p.m. on the 25th, the Nikkei Average stood at ¥65,752.93, up ¥224.84, with SBG the top contributor, lifting the index by ¥76.43.
The Nikkei Average stood at ¥65,752.93, up ¥224.84, or 0.34%, from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 803 stocks rose, 697 fell and 50 were unchanged.
SBG (<9984>) was the Nikkei Average's top positive contributor, lifting the index by ¥76.43. It was followed by Ibiden (<4062>) at ¥66.04, Fujikura (<5803>) at ¥61.75, Tokyo Electron (<8035>) at ¥14.08 and KDDI (<9433>) at ¥11.26.
Advantest (<6857>) was the top negative contributor, weighing on the index by ¥36.20. It was followed by Honda (<7267>) at ¥11.26, Fast Retailing (<9983>) at ¥9.65, Toyota (<7203>) at ¥8.38 and TDK (<6762>) at ¥7.04.
By industry, 19 of the 33 sectors advanced. Nonferrous metals ranked first, followed by insurance, securities and commodity futures, and banking. Transport equipment, marine transportation and rubber products were among the top decliners.