The number of rising stocks among the constituent stocks of the Nikkei Average at the end of the day 6 days ago was 87, the number of falling stocks was 135, and the number of unchanged stocks was 3.

The Nikkei Average continued to decline for the 4th day. It ended the morning session at 36,568.05 yen (volume estimate: 0.82 billion shares), down 89.04 yen (-0.24%) from the previous day.

The U.S. stock market was mixed on the 5th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,755.75, down 219.22 points (-0.54%), the Nasdaq rose 43.36 points (+0.25%) to 17,127.66, and the S&P 500 closed at 5,503.41, down 16.66 points (-0.30%). The sell-off was driven by unexpectedly weak August ADP employment statistics, raising concerns about the labor market and economic slowdown. However, the market recovered as the August ISM non-manufacturing index unexpectedly improved, easing concerns about a slowdown in the economy. Nevertheless, profit-taking sales were driven by caution ahead of the U.S. employment report scheduled for release on the 6th, leading to a further decline in the Dow and widening losses. The Nasdaq, supported by a rebound in semiconductor maker Nvidia, rose slightly, ending mixed.

Despite the mixed performance of U.S. stocks, the Tokyo stock market started trading with a buying bias in response to a rebound against the recent decline. The purchasing speculation, believed to be pension-related, remained strong, pushing the Nikkei Average up to 36,898.28 yen, but the progress of the yen's appreciation and other factors reduced the gains. Given the high caution towards tonight's U.S. employment report, active trading was withheld, resulting in a stalemate at the previous day's closing level.

Among the stocks included in the Nikkei Average, JFE Holdings <5411> was sold off due to negative reports from securities companies. Defense-related stocks such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011> and Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012> also declined. In addition, Hitachi <6501>, Keyence <6861>, Daikin <6367>, SMC <6273>, and Laser Tech <6920> all fell.

On the other hand, Shiseido <4911>, which had been hitting year-to-date lows for consecutive days, saw buying interest that is considered to be a technical rebound. In addition, Meiji Holdings <2269>, Aeon <8267>, and Nitori Holdings <9843>, among other yen benefit stocks, rose. Furthermore, Terumo <4543>, Shimizu Construction <1803>, Sekisui House <1928>, Kao <4452>, and Fast Retailing <9983> were bought.

In terms of industry sectors, the electric machinery, machinery, iron & steel, nonferrous metals, and securities and commodity futures trading industries declined, while the electric and gas industry, precision instruments, warehousing and transportation-related industries, construction industry, and retail trade industry rose.

The top contributor to the decline was Toa Electronics <8035>, which pushed the Nikkei Average down by about 44 yen. In 2nd place was Daikin <6367>, followed by Advantest <6857>, SoftBank Group <9984>, Sony Group <6758>, Laser Tech <6920>, and Keyence <6861>.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the price increase was Fast Retailing <9983>, which pushed the Nikkei Average up by about 56 yen with one stock. The second place was taken by Terumo <4543>, followed by Konami <9766>, M3 <2413>, NTT Data <9613>, Nitori Holdings <9843>, and Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, among others.

*As of 11:30.

Nikkei Average Stock Price 36568.05 (-89.04)

Number of stocks that rose: 87 (Contribution +186.94)

Number of stocks that fell: 135 (Contribution -275.98)

Number of unchanged stocks 3

○ Top advancing stocks

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

<9983> Fast Retailing 44600 580 56.88

<4543> Terumo 2726 81 21.18

<9766> Konami Holdings 13310 485 15.86

<2413> M3 1434 109 8.51

<9613> NTT Data 2342 52 8.50

<9843> Nitori Holdings 22320 410 6.70

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 6681 56 5.49

<4911> Shiseido 3244 149 4.87

<4452> Kao 7128 139 4.54

<7733> Olympus 2567 31 4.05

<9735> Secom 10875 120 3.92

<8267> AEON 3842 93 3.04

<2801> Kikkoman 1620 18 2.86

<1928> Sekisui House 3922 85 2.78

<7832> Bandai Namco Holdings 3266 23 2.26

<3092> ZOZO 4723 68 2.22

<8001> Itochu Corporation 7540 60 1.96

<1925> Daiwa House Industry 4614 57 1.86

<2502> Asahi GHD 5518 53 1.73

<7974> Nintendo 7784 53 1.73

Top decreasing stocks

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

<8035> Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation 21970 -455 -44.62

<6367> Daikin Industries 17250 -730 -23.86

Advanet fell by 84 points, down 21.97% to 5866.

SoftBank Group fell by 88 points, down 17.26% to 7758.

Sony Group Corp fell by 360 points, down 11.77% to 13180.

Lasertec fell by 750 points, down 9.81% to 22985.

Keyence fell by 2890 points, down 9.45% to 63400.

Recruit Holdings fell by 95 points, down 9.32% to 8330.

Toyota Motor fell by 43 points, down 7.03% to 2573.

SMC fell by 2060 points, down 6.73% to 60000.

DISCO 34220 -920 -6.02

FANUC 3916 -32 -5.23

Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR 3253 -140 -4.58

Fujikura 3780 -138 -4.51

Daiichi Sankyo 5659 -44 -4.32

Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 2842 -52.5 -4.12

7&iHD 2124 -40.5 -3.97

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 5764 -22 -3.60

<6762> TDK 9167 -35 -3.43

<4578> Otsuka Holdings 8189 -98 -3.20