On 6 October, the domestic stock market saw the Nikkei surge from the previous day and reclaim the 70,000 level for the first time in 3 months. Buying was particularly strong in AI- and semiconductor-related stocks and bank stocks, while individual stocks also saw active trading.
The Nikkei Stock Average came under initial selling pressure in the morning session on 6 October but recovered on dip buying, then expanded its gains in the afternoon. It held near its highs toward the close, ending the session at ¥70,683.98, up ¥737.12 from the previous day, and reclaiming the 70,000 level for the first time in 3 months.
Among the Nikkei constituent stocks, 165 rose, 55 fell and 5 were unchanged. The leading positive contributors included Advantest, TDK, Fast Retailing, Fujikura and Recruit Holdings, which pushed the Nikkei higher, while the leading negative contributors included SoftBank Group, Kioxia Holdings, KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, Nexon and KDDI.
On the TSE Prime Market, trading volume was 2.137 billion shares and trading value was ¥7.304827 trillion, both down from the previous day. By sector, nonferrous metals, precision instruments, banking, insurance and iron and steel rose, while information and communications, construction and air transportation fell.