[Nikkei Stock Average TOPIX (table)]

Nikkei average; 36294.61; +78.86

TOPIX; 2591.85; +12.12

[Backside Overview]

The Nikkei Average in the back row started at 36294.61 yen, which was 78.86 yen higher than the previous day, and the increase slightly expanded from the previous draw (36244.22 yen). Nikkei 225 futures during lunchtime are in the range of 36230 yen to 36340 yen. The dollar and yen are almost at the same level as around 9:00 a.m., with 1 dollar = 143.30-40 yen. As for Asian market conditions, the Shanghai Composite Index is generally in the negative zone and has fallen softly by about 0.5%, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index has risen about 0.3% without a determined sense of direction due to the closing price the day before.

The backstage of the Tokyo market began with buying slightly ahead of the previous closing. The Nikkei Average is a strong trend in the lower price while the upper price is heavy, and it seems that there is a sense of security in the market. Meanwhile, the fact that Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are moving slightly softly due to overtime trading, etc., seems to weigh on stock prices in the Tokyo market.

In the sector, banking, land transportation, and fisheries/agriculture and forestry are at the top of the rate of increase, while pharmaceuticals, rubber products, and textile products are at the top of the rate of decline.

At the top trading prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, Toelec ＜8035＞, FDK ＜6955＞, screen HD ＜7735＞, Sony G ＜6758＞, Sumitomo Mitsui ＜8316＞, Recruit HD ＜6098＞, Mitsubishi Heavy ＜7011＞, Socionext ＜6526＞, Mitsubishi UFJ ＜8306＞, and Hitachi ＜6501＞ are high. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo ＜4568＞, Taiyo Yuden ＜6976＞, Mercari ＜4385＞, Murata ＜6981＞, Lasertec ＜6920＞, NTT ＜9432＞, TDK ＜6762＞, Kao ＜4452＞, Kawasaki Shigeru ＜7012＞, and TOWA ＜6315＞ have declined.