The Nikkei Average depreciated by 306 yen (as of 13:50). In terms of the Nikkei average contribution, Fast Lite ＜9983＞, Toelec ＜8035＞, Shin-Etsu ＜4063＞, etc. are top negative contributors, while SoftBank G ＜9984＞, Daikin ＜6367＞, Nidec ＜6594＞, etc. are top positive contributors. In the sector, the real estate industry, electricity/gas industry, shipping industry, mining industry, petroleum and coal products have a high price drop rate, and prices related to securities commodity futures, insurance, information and communication, and warehousing are rising.

The Nikkei Average continues to move without a determined sense of direction. It seems that aggressive trading has been postponed because they want to determine the financial results of the US semiconductor NVIDIA, which will be announced before dawn tomorrow Japan time.