At the closing price on the 18th, the number of rising stocks on the Nikkei average constituent stocks was 93, the number of falling stocks was 130, and the number of unchanged stocks was 2.
The Nikkei average fell significantly. At the end of the morning session, it was 40,277.86 yen (volume approximately 0.87 billion shares), down 819.83 yen (-1.99%) from the previous day.
The US stock market was mixed on the 17th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,198.08, up 243.60 points (+0.59%); the Nasdaq closed at 17,996.93, down by 512.41 points (-2.77%); the S&P 500 closed at 5,588.27, down 78.93 (-1.39%). After opening with uncertainty over the timing of interest rate reductions, Dow rose substantially on strong buying interest expected for soft landing due to better-than-expected increase in housing starts. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq plummeted due to selling pressure on semiconductor stocks and expanded its decline toward the close. The Dow remained steady throughout the day, updating its previous all-time highs and ended mixed.
The Tokyo market started off selling mainly large-cap stocks due to the significant drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX Index). Tokyo Electron <8035> and other semiconductor stocks plummeted, causing the Nikkei average to fall to 40,112.56 yen. After a round of selling, the decline was narrowed due to the steady growth of US stock index futures outside market hours, but the Nikkei average fell harder than TOPIX.
The top contributor to the fall was <8035> Toshiba Electronic, which pushed the Nikkei average down by about 310 yen with 1 stock. The second place was Softbank G <9984>, followed by Advantest <6857>, Disco <6146>, TDK <6762>, First Lite <9983>, and Laser Tech <6920>.
On the other hand, the top contributor to the rise was Nitori HD <9843>, which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 9 yen with 1 stock. The second place was Kikkoman <2801>, followed by KDDI Corporation <9433>, Asahi <2502>, Secom Co <9735>, Ajinomoto <2802>, and Nichirei <2871>.
*As of 11:30.
Nikkei Average Stock Price 40277.86 (-819.83)
Number of rising stocks 93 (contribution +101.08)
Number of falling stocks 130 (contribution -920.91)
Number of unchanged stocks 2
○ Top advancing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
<9843> Nitori HD 17810 580 9.48
<2801> Kikkoman 1966 46 7.44
<9433> KDDI Corporation 4579 34 6.67
<2502> Asahi GHD 5895 201 6.57
<9735> Secom Co 9709 154 5.03
<2802> Ajinomoto 6209 149 4.87
<2871> Nichirei 3775 244 3.99
<4452> Kao 6882 109 3.56
<4507> Shionogi & Co. 6730 105 3.43
<4021> Nissan Chemical 5130 93 3.04
<7733> Olympus 2699 17 2.16
<6479> Minebea Mitsumi 3799 65 2.12
<2282> NH Foods 5010 127 2.08
<9613> NTT Data G 2380 12 1.96
Astellas Pharma <4503> with 1.80% increase, closes at 1,699 yen and up 11 yen.
Bandai Namco Holdings <7832> closes at 3,244 yen, up 18 yen or 1.77%.
Eisai <4523> is at 6,685 yen and up 53 yen or 1.73%.
Credit Saison <8253> seeing a climb of 52 yen or 1.70%, finishing the day at 3,480 yen.
Aeon <8267> becomes 1.70% more expensive at 3,312 yen.
Yamato Holdings <9064> at 1,883 yen, enjoying a 1.44% increase.
Top decreasing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
Toshiba TEC <8035> with a notable decline of -310.89%, closes the day at 30,220 yen.
SoftBank Group <9984> experiencing one of the biggest drops of the day with a decrease of -125.53%, currently at 10,705 yen.
Advantest <6857> loses -77.67% of its value and is now trading at 6,064 yen.
Disco <6146> saw its value drop by -35.76% to 55,140 yen.
TDK <6762> down -31.87%, finishes the day at 10,725 yen.
Fast Retailing <9983> with -30.40% decrease, currently trading at 42,070 yen.
Laser Tech <6920> experiencing a significant decline of -23.80% to close at 29,920 yen.
Hoya <7741> with a decrease of -19.29% is now trading at 19,645 yen.
Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063> lost -17.49% of its value and is trading at 6,710 yen.
Screen Holdings <7735> fell by -16.54% to 13,540 yen.
Toyota Motor <7203> down by -14.06%, but closed at 3,168 yen.
Sony Group Corp <6758> traded at 14,790 yen, down by -12.91%.
Fanuc Corp <6954> went down by -12.59% to finish at 4,492 yen.
Terumo <4543> traded at 2,781 yen, down by -12.03%.
<6098> Recruit HD 9227 -111 -10.89
<6273> SMC 78450 -2970 -9.71
<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 5970 -89 -8.73
<6526> Socionext 3559 -252 -8.24
<7267> Honda 1677 -39 -7.65
<6902> Denso 2536 -50 -6.54