On September 9th, the TOPIX Growth Market 250 Index futures closed at 646 points, up 3 points from the previous trading day. The high was 649 points, the low was 610 points, and the trading volume during the day was 17,159 contracts. The Dow Jones Average in the US market last weekend continued to decline. The opening price was slightly higher due to the mixed results of the August employment statistics. At the same time, due to downward revisions in employment figures for the past two months, concerns about the labor market and economic slowdown spread, and the market turned downward. The decline in interest rates also led to a decline in the Nasdaq due to the decline in companies like Nvidia. Federal Reserve Board member Waller mentioned the need for policy adjustments in light of the employment statistics and expressed support for a significant rate cut, further heightening caution. The TOPIX Growth Market 250 Index futures started the day at 623 points, down 20 points from the previous trading day. The overall Japanese market started sharply lower, leading to a large drop in the morning, but after the selling pressure eased, the decline narrowed. The relative stability compared to the TOPIX Prime market, as well as rotation movements, contributed to the dominance of buying. With the presence of actual demand in both futures and spot transactions amid awareness of the change in the main expiration month, trading concluded at the day's high of 646 points. Leading stocks in the TOPIX Growth Market, such as GENDA <9166> and Astroscale <186A>, rose.