At the closing of trading on the 21st, there were 59 rising stocks, 166 falling stocks, and 0 unchanged stocks for the Nikkei 225 constituents.
The Nikkei average fell, and ended morning trading at 37,805.35 yen (approx. 0.6 billion 90 million shares traded) with a decrease of 257.57 yen (-0.68%) from the previous day.
The US stock market fell on the 20th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61.56 dollars (-0.15%) to 40834.97 dollars, the Nasdaq fell 59.83 points (-0.33%) to 17816.94, and the S&P 500 fell 11.13 points (-0.20%) to 5597.12 at the end of trading. After the deterioration of non-manufacturing activity of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve in August, concerns about a slowdown in the economy resurfaced, and it fell after the opening. Profit-taking selling ahead of this week's Jackson Hole annual meeting hosted by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's speech is also prominent, so it remained weak and ended.
Tokyo stocks opened lower due to the progress of the yen appreciation and the dollar depreciation up to 145 yen to the dollar. The Nikkei Average expanded its decline to 37,605.83 yen, but gradually narrowed its decline due to a pause in the appreciation of the yen. It ended trading in the morning in the minus zone from the previous day, but it became a stable situation considering the level of the exchange rate. However, the trading value of the Prime Market decreased to 1.7 trillion yen, and the cautious stance seems to be increasing.
Among the Nikkei Average constituent stocks, Pacific Cement <5233> fell due to negative reports from domestic securities companies, and First Life HD <8750> and Tokio Marine HD <8766> fell as the US 10-year bond yield fell below 3.8% for the first time since August 5th, causing Japanese interest rates to also decline. In addition, Shiseido <4911>, Furukawa Electric <5801>, IHI <7013>, Sumitomo Chemical <4005>, Advantest <6857>, and Laser Tech <6920> were sold.
On the other hand, Seven & I HD <3382>, whose stock price is moving due to a takeover proposal from Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard, rose today. Nikkei <2871> was also bought on the basis of a positive report from domestic securities companies, and Nitori Holdings <9843>, a yen-advantage stock, rose. In addition, Canon <7751>, Keyence <6861>, Terumo <4543>, Astellas Pharma <4503>, and Fujifilm HD <4901> were bought.
In terms of industry classification, petroleum and coal products, insurance, mining, pulp and paper, and non-ferrous metals all declined, while air transportation, precision instruments, and service industries rose in the three sectors.
First Retail <9983> was the top contributor to the decline, pushing the Nikkei average down by about 63 yen with one stock. Second place was Advantest <6857>, followed by Tokyo Electron <8035>, TDK <6762>, Daikin <6367>, Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, and Laser Tech <6920>.
On the other hand, Terumo <4543> was the top contributor to the rise, pushing the Nikkei average up by about 18 yen with one stock. The second place was Secom <9735>, followed by Recruit HD <6098>, Nitori HD <9843>, Canon <7751>, Seven & i HD <3382>, and Fanuc <6954>.
*As of 11:30.
Nikkei Average Stock Price: 37,805.35 (-257.57)
Number of rising stocks: 59 (contribution +128.03)
Number of falling stocks: 166 (contribution -385.60)
Number of unchanged stocks 0
○ Top advancing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
<4543> Terumo: 2743 69 18.05
<9735> Secom: 10445 240 7.85
<6098> Recruit HD: 8542 79 7.75
<9843> Nitori HD: 20640 465 7.60
<7751> Canon: 4969 141 6.91
<3382> Seven & i HD: 1997 64 6.23
<6954> Fanuc: 4203 38 6.21
<4503> Astellas Pharma: 1750 38 6.21
<4901> Fujifilm: 3665 63 6.18
<9433> KDDI Corporation: 4767 30 5.88
<6861> Keyence: 69720 1790 5.85
<9766> Konami Group: 12360 160 5.23
<9984> SoftBank Group: 8550 22 4.32
Olympus <7733> 2623 +29 3.73
Sony Group Corp <6758> 13370 +100 3.27
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd <4578> 8440 +90 2.94
Eisai Co Ltd <4523> 5979 +69 2.26
Hoya Corp <7741> 19775 +125 2.04
AEON Co Ltd <8267> 3594 +61 1.99
Kao Corp <4452> 6489 +53 1.73
Top decreasing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
Fast Retailing Co Ltd <9983> 43500 -650 -63.75
Advantest Corp <6857> 6463 -197 -51.52
TDK Corp <8035> 27990 -415 -40.70
TDK Corp <6762> 9777 -187 -18.34
Daikin Industries Ltd. Unsponsored ADR <6367> 17595 -480 -15.69
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd <4063> 6139 -94 -15.36
Laser Tec Corp <6920> 28705 -920 -12.03
DISCO Corp <6146> 44500 -1330 -8.70
Kikkoman Corp <2801> 1705 -43.5 -7.11
Nitto Denko Corp <6988> 11335 -215 -7.03
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc <8766> 5450 -128 -6.28
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd <4519> 6870 -63 -6.18
Trend Micro Inc <4704> 8302 -186 -6.08
Shiseido Company, Limited Sponsored ADR <4911> 3378 -175 -5.72
Toyota Motor <7203> 2657 -30 -4.90
Nexon <3659> 2985 -73 -4.77
Daiichi Sankyo <4568> 5812 -48 -4.71
Mitsui & Co <8031> 3015 -68 -4.45
Honda <7267> 1556 -22 -4.32
Suzuki <7269> 1684 -28 -3.66