As of 2:40 PM, the Nikkei Average is up 151 yen. For the Nikkei Average contribution rate, SoftBank G <9984>, Advantest <6857>, and TDK <8035> are among the top positive contributors, while Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, Fast Retailing <9983>, and Shiseido Company, Limited Sponsored ADR <4911> are among the top negative contributors. In terms of sectors, insurance, banking, marine transportation, mining, and other financial businesses are among the top gainers, while foods, nonferrous metals, electricity and gas, chemicals, and marine and forestry industries are among the top losers.

The Nikkei Average is sluggish and is moving around the same level. In the United States tonight, the May personal income and personal consumption expenditures (PCE), PCE price index, the June Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), and the June Consumer Sentiment Index (final value, conducted by the University of Michigan) will be released. In particular, the PCE price index is considered an important price index by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and is of great market interest.