At the close of trading on the 14th, the number of rising stocks for the Nikkei average constituent stocks was 177, with 48 falling and 0 unchanged. The top contributor to the rise was Softbank Group (9984), which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 26 yen with one stock. Second place was Recruit Holdings (6098), followed by Advantest (6857), Toyota (7203), Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519), Honda (7267), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (8766). On the other hand, the top contributor to the fall was Fast Retailing (9983), which pushed down the Nikkei average by about 23 yen with one stock. Second place was Tokyo Electron (8035), followed by Nippon Electric (6988), Laser Tech (6920), Terumo (4543), Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063), and Mercari (4385).

The US stock market rose on the 13th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 408.63 points (+1.04%) at 39,765.64, the Nasdaq rose 407.00 points (+2.43%) to 17,187.61, and the S&P 500 rose 90.04 points (+1.68%) to 5,434.43. The news that the July Producer Price Index (PPI) was below expectations boosted buying expectations for rate cuts this year, and stocks rose in early trading. Expectations for further inflation improvement were also high for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which will be announced on the 14th, and buying prevailed throughout the day. The market rallied in late trading, driven by strong demand for high-tech stocks in anticipation of lower interest rates.

Following the rise in US stocks, the Tokyo market started trading with a buying trend. Although the Nikkei average rose to the 36,600 yen level after the opening and expanded its gains, a heavy upward trend was observed due to a backlash against the previous day's rise. At the timing when buyers stopped, it was rumored that Prime Minister Kishida would not run for the September party election, and the Nikkei average also fell into the negative zone compared to the previous day. Trading ended with a 3-day rally, but the market sentiment was directionless.

At the end of the day, the Nikkei average was 36,442.43 yen, up 209.92 yen (+0.58%) from the previous day. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 1.907924 billion shares, with a trading value of 4.7016 trillion yen. In the industry sector, transportation equipment, insurance, nonferrous metals, other products, rubber products, and others reported an increase, while only two sectors, precision equipment and warehousing/transportation related industry, reported a decline. The number of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 74.3%, while the number of declining stocks was 22.4%.

The top contributor to the rise was Softbank Group (9984), which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 26 yen with one stock. Second place was Recruit Holdings (6098), followed by Advantest (6857), Toyota (7203), Chugai Pharmaceutical (4519), Honda (7267), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (8766).

On the other hand, the top contributor to the fall was Fast Retailing (9983), which pushed down the Nikkei average by about 23 yen with one stock. Second place was Tokyo Electron (8035), followed by Nippon Electric (6988), Laser Tech (6920), Terumo (4543), Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063), and Mercari (4385).

* As of 15:00

Nikkei average stock price: 36442.43 (+209.92)

Number of rising stocks: 177 (contribution: +329.17)

Number of falling stocks: 48 (contribution: -119.25)

Number of unchanged stocks 0

○ Top advancing stocks

Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution

<9984> Softbank Group 8014 136 26.68

<6098> Recruit Holdings 8487 207 20.30

<6857> Advantest 6298 61 15.95

<7203> Toyota Motor 2616 87 14.22

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 6378 139 13.63

<7267> Honda 1505 51 9.91

<8766> Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance 5413 168 8.24

<5803> Fujikura 3611 240 7.85

<7974> Nintendo Co Ltd 7974 224 7.32

<6861> Keyence 67000 2130 6.96

<2501> Sapporo Holdings 7144 920 6.02

<6146> Disco 43850 900 5.88

<8015> Toyota Tsusho 2580 58 5.69

<6526> Sosei Next 2922 173 5.66

<6902> Denso, 2225, 37, 4.84

<4503> Astellas Pharma, 1679, 29, 4.66

<6981> Murata Manufacturing, 2948, 57, 4.43

<6758> Sony Group Corp, 13080, 135, 4.41

<7735> SCREEN, 10755, 325, 4.25

<8031> Mitsui & Co., 3005, 63, 4.09

Top decreasing stocks

Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution

<9983> Fast Retailing, 40360, -240, -23.54

<8035> TDK Corporation, 27225, -175, -17.16

<6988> Nitto Denko, 11140, -280, -9.15

<6920> Laser Tech Corporation, 27625, -630, -8.24

<4543> Terumo Corporation, 2695, -24, -6.28

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical, 6158, -37, -6.05

<4385> Mercari, 2021, -154, -5.03

<7832> Bandai Namco Holdings, 2831, -43, -4.22

<7741> HOYA Corporation, 19575, -255, -4.17

secom co, 9552, -126, -4.12

<9843> Nitori Holdings, 19515, -245, -4.00

<4324> Dentsu Group, 3870, -77, -2.52

<6273> SMC Corporation, 65030, -680, -2.22

<2801> Kikkoman Corporation, 1684, -13.5, -2.21

<9433> KDDI 4538 -11 -2.16 <9766> Konami Group 11615 -65 -2.12 <6954> Fanuc Corp 4030 -12 -1.96 <6501> Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR 3423 -57 -1.86 <7762> Citizen Watch Co Ltd 897 -44 -1.44 <7269> Suzuki Motor Corp 1661 -9 -1.18

<9766> Konami Group 11615 -65 -2.12

<6954> Fanuc Corp 4030 -12 -1.96

<6501> Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR 3423 -57 -1.86

<7762> Citizen Watch Co Ltd 897 -44 -1.44

<7269> Suzuki Motor Corp 1661 -9 -1.18