The Nikkei average closed today at ¥65,513.99, up ¥495.04 from the previous day, marking a substantial gain in the closing level. TOPIX closed at 4,075.30 pt, down 15.84 pt from the previous day.
The Nikkei average closed up ¥495.04 from the previous day at ¥65,513.99. Buying remained dominant throughout the day's trading, with the closing level 0.76% above the previous day. Some risk appetite was evident as market participants focused on movements in US equity markets and the earnings performance of Japanese companies.
TOPIX, meanwhile, closed at 4,075.30 pt, down 15.84 pt from the previous day, leaving the broad-based stock index in negative territory in contrast to the Nikkei average's gain. Sector and individual stock movements varied during the day's trading, with factors supporting and weighing on individual stocks mixed together.
Today's price movements represented one aspect of broader market trends, and investors continue to monitor subsequent news, earnings information and overseas market developments. Movements in the Nikkei average and TOPIX will remain in focus as factors that could affect market sentiment going forward.
The four supporting sources were s.kabutan.jp, topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp, Kabutan and finance.yahoo.co.jp, all of which reported substantially the same information.