[Nikkei Stock Average and TOPIX (Table)]
The Nikkei average was down slightly at the start of the day on July 8th, with a drop of 49.23 yen from the previous week to 40,863.14 yen. In the U.S. market on the 5th day, the Dow Jones average closed high at 39,375.87 dollars, up 67.87 dollars, and the Nasdaq closed at 18,352.76, up 164.46 points. After the opening bell, it showed mixed results due to weak economic data from June's employment statistics. The high-tech sector rose with expectations of a rate cut in September, favoring lower interest rates. The Dow struggled with concerns about economic slowdown, then rose towards the end supported by the rise of tech stocks, and the Nasdaq closed at a record high for the second consecutive day.
The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures settlement price was 41,035 yen, up 175 yen from Osaka, and the Nikkei average started the day with a slight bias towards selling. However, there were also scenes where it turned slightly positive after the opening bell, and the movement lacked direction in the morning. Market participants are said to be cautious about active trading today due to supply and demand factors.
[Sector]: Mining, insurance, banking, transportation equipment, wholesale trade, etc. are the top decliners, while pharmaceuticals, precision instruments, and electric and gas industries rose. The turnover of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime includes Laser Tech <6920>, Mirrors HD <8897>, Kawasaki Shipbuilding <9107>, Dai-ichi Life HD <8750>, Recruit HD <6098>, Marubeni <8002>, Mitsui & Co. <8031>, Honda <7267>, SMC <6273>, INPEX <1605>, Nissan Motor <7201>, and Nomura <8604>, all of which fell. Meanwhile, Nitori Holdings <9843>, Rakuten Group <4755>, and Daiichi Sankyo <4568>, among others, have risen.
In the top trading volumes on the Tokyo Prime Market, SoftBank G <9984>, Mitsubishi UFJ <8306>, Sony G <6758>, Mitsui Sumitomo <8316>, Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, and others rose slightly. On the other hand, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011>, Laser Tech <6920>, Disco <6146>, Hitachi <6501>, and Yasukawa Electric <6506> fell slightly. By industry, pharmaceuticals, information and communications, and warehouse transportation were among the top risers.
The Chicago Nikkei 225 futures settlement was 41,035 yen, 175 yen higher than Osaka. The Nikkei average started slightly selling-oriented today. However, in the morning, there were scenes where it turned slightly positive after the opening, and the movement lacked direction. It is said that due to supply and demand factors today, market participants are likely to refrain from active trading.
On the Tokyo Prime market, SoftBank G <9984>, Mitsubishi UFJ <8306>, Sony G <6758>, Mitsui Sumitomo <8316>, and Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063> all rose slightly in trading volume. On the other hand, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011>, Laser Tech <6920>, Disco <6146>, Hitachi <6501>, and Yasukawa Electric <6506> all fell slightly. In terms of industry, pharmaceuticals, information and communications, and warehouse transportation were among the top gainers.