As of 15:00 today, the Nikkei Average stood at ¥65,697.17, down ¥603.27, with Tokyo Electron making the largest downward contribution. Across the market, the number of advancing stocks was substantially higher than the number of declining stocks.
As of 15:00 on the 6th, the Nikkei Average stood at ¥65,697.17, down ¥603.27 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime market, 1,141 stocks rose, 376 fell and 34 were unchanged. Advancing stocks continued to substantially outnumber declining stocks.
The largest negative contributor to the Nikkei Average was Tokyo Electron, which weighed on the index by ¥336.9. It was followed by Advantest, SoftBank Group, Kioxia and Ibiden, which made downward contributions of varying sizes.
Fast Retailing was the largest positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei Average by ¥144.82. It was followed by Bandai Namco Holdings, Omron, Kikkoman and Kao.
By sector, 26 of 33 sectors rose. Textiles, pharmaceuticals, fisheries, agriculture and forestry, and food were among the leading gainers, while nonferrous metals, electrical equipment, glass and ceramics, and stone and clay products were among the leading decliners.