The Nikkei 225 is trading ¥783 higher, with Advantest, Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group among the largest contributors. Meanwhile, Konami Group and Bandai Namco Holdings are among the biggest negative contributors. In the afternoon session, Hitachi, Socionext, NEC, Advantest, Nomura Holdings and JR Central are scheduled to announce quarterly results, while the US FOMC decision is due to be released.
The Nikkei 225 is trading approximately ¥783 higher from the previous day, with Advantest, Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group among the top contributors. Conversely, Konami Group, Bandai Namco Holdings and Nitto Denko are making negative contributions. By sector, glass and ceramics products, electric appliances, non-ferrous metals, machinery and metal products rose, while insurance, foods, oil and coal products, land transportation, and pulp and paper declined.
This afternoon, Hitachi, Socionext, NEC, Advantest, Nomura Holdings and JR Central are scheduled to announce quarterly results. In the US, the FOMC decision is expected to be released in the early hours of tomorrow morning Japan time, while Alphabet and Microsoft are scheduled to announce their results.