The Nikkei Average fell back at the morning-session close on the 31st, ending the morning session down ¥1,043.96 from the previous day at ¥65,361.60. Movements in constituent stocks and their contributions to the index were also reported.
The Nikkei Average ended the morning session at ¥65,361.60 at the 31st morning-session close, down ¥1,043.96 from the previous day. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, 696 stocks rose, 791 fell and 62 were unchanged. The price movements of major stocks at that point were presented in a list, while negative contributions dragged the Nikkei Average down by ¥535.82. Advantest was the largest negative contributor.
Tokyo Electron followed in the breakdown of contributions at ¥186.05, followed by SoftBank Group at ¥103.78, Ibiden at ¥44.92 and TDK at ¥32.18. Fast Retailing was the largest positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei Average by ¥20.11, followed by Toyota, Fujikura, Suzuki and Sony Group, each of which made a positive contribution.
By sector, 12 of the 33 sectors rose. Electric power and gas led the gainers, followed by mining, transportation equipment and rubber products. The leading decliners included securities, commodities, machinery and electric appliances.