Trading value in ETFs and ETNs during the morning session on the 23rd rose sharply from the previous day, with several Nikkei 225-linked ETFs hitting new highs while many others also set new lows.
Trading value in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) during the morning session on the 23rd rose 86.9% from the previous day to ¥293.5 billion, while trading value in ETFs linked to the Nikkei Stock Average increased 65.5% to ¥216.2 billion. Among individual issues, NEXT Foods, Smart ESG 30 Women's Empowerment and Global X High Dividend 30—Japan Equity, among others, hit new highs, while NEXT Gold Price-Linked ETF and others also showed strong price performance.
Meanwhile, Industry Reform Select ETF—Regional Banks fell 6.53%, Global X FinTech—Japan Equity ETF fell 6.21%, and several other ETFs also moved to update their lows. As the Nikkei Stock Average fell sharply, NEXT Nikkei 225 Leveraged ETF ranked first by trading value among Nikkei-linked ETFs, with active trading standing out across the group.
Among other Nikkei-related ETFs, NEXT Nikkei 225 Double Inverse Index ETF and NEXT Nikkei 225 Linked ETF also recorded high trading values. Overall, active trading in Nikkei-related ETFs supported market activity, while individual issues posted a mix of new highs and new lows.