On the afternoon of the 20th, the Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥500 above the previous day’s close, with Fast Retailing, SoftBank Group and Kioxia among the top contributors. Afternoon trading started near the morning session’s level, but the gain has since narrowed.
In the Japanese stock market on the afternoon of the 20th, the Nikkei 225 was up around ¥500 from the previous day’s close. After entering the afternoon session, it briefly continued to trade near its highs, but the gain has gradually narrowed. The exchange rate was trading in the lower ¥158-per-dollar range, leaving market activity range-bound. Among Nikkei 225 constituents, Fast Retailing, SoftBank Group and Kioxia were among the top positive contributors, while Tokyo Electron, Advantest and Ibiden were the leading negative contributors.
As of 12:45 p.m., trading volume on the Prime Market was 198,180,000 shares and trading value was ¥4.8161 trillion. Provided by Wealth Advisor. The afternoon market therefore reflected a combination of strength in stocks making positive contributions and downward pressure on several others.