The Nikkei Average is 457 yen higher (as of 13:50). In terms of the Nikkei average contribution, East Elec ＜8035＞, SoftBank G ＜9984＞, Advantest ＜6857＞, etc. are top positive contributors, while Shin-Etsu ＜4063＞, DISCO ＜6146＞, JTEKT ＜6473＞, etc. rank high for negative contributions. In the sector, the real estate industry, insurance industry, shipping industry, metal products, and non-ferrous metals have a high price increase rate, and the chemical and electric/gas industries are falling in price.

The Nikkei Average has remained steady. The Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting held until today decided to maintain the current state of monetary policy, and the fact that additional interest rate hikes were foregone seems to be a sense of security in the market.