At the closing of the 11th, the number of rising stocks in the Nikkei average constituent stocks was 12, the number of falling stocks was 211, and the number of unchanged stocks was 2.

The U.S. market on the 10th had mixed results. The Dow Jones fell by 92.63 points (-0.23%) to 40,736.96, Nasdaq rose by 141.28 points (+0.84%) to 17,025.88, and S&P 500 rose by 24.47 points (+0.45%) to 5,495.52 at the close. Expectations of a soft landing drove buying, resulting in an initial rise followed by a decline due to weakness in the energy sector from the fall in financials and oil prices, leading to a full-day decline in the Dow. High-tech stocks remained strong throughout the day and closed mixed.

US stocks were mixed, but the appreciation of the yen in the forex market was a cause for concern, leading to selling pressure in the Tokyo market. The Nikkei average initially dropped below the 36,000 yen level and then held steady around 35,800 yen, but the yen strengthened further to 140 yen against the dollar after Junko Nakagawa, a Bank of Japan policy board member, hinted at future interest rate hikes. Export-related stocks, including automakers, fell further in the afternoon session, and the Nikkei average extended its decline to the 35,200 yen level, which was its lowest level since September 9th.

The closing price of the Nikkei average was 35,619.77 yen, down 539.39 yen (-1.49%) from the previous day. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 1.93972 billion shares, and the trading value was 4.1993 trillion yen. Amidst the decline in all industries, the decline in mining, petroleum and coal products, real estate, transportation equipment, and fisheries and agriculture were prominent. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, 6% of the stocks rose, while 92% fell.

The top contributor to the decline was Fast Retailing <9983>, which pushed the Nikkei average down by about 72 yen with one stock. The second place was Advantest <6857>, followed by TDK <6762>, Terumo <4543>, KDDI <9433>, Fanuc <6954>, Toyota <7203>, and others.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the rise was SoftBank Group <9984>, which pushed up the Nikkei average by about 6 yen with one stock. The second place was Eisai <4523>, followed by Trend <4704>, Kyowa Kirin <4151>, Mitsui Chemicals <8031>, Yamato Holdings <9064>, Fujitsu <6702>, and others.

* As of 15:00

Nikkei Average Stock Price: 35,619.77 (-539.39) yen

Number of rising stocks: 12 (contribution ratio +14.11).

Number of declining stocks: 211 (contribution ratio -553.50).

Number of unchanged stocks 2

○ Top advancing stocks

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

<9984> SoftBank Group, 7874, 31, 6.08

<4523> Eisai, 5800, 82, 2.68

<4704> Trend Micro, 8604, 60, 1.96

Code 4151, Kyowa Kirin, 3226, 28, 0.92

Code 8031, Mitsui & Co., 2837, 11, 0.72

Code 9064, Yamato Holdings, 1608, 16, 0.51

Code 6702, Fujitsu, 2802, 14, 0.46

Code 6920, Laser Tech, 22040, 30, 0.39

Code 6301, Komatsu, 3668, 10, 0.33

Code 6302, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, 3246, 8, 0.05

Code 8795, T&D Holdings, 2289, 2, 0.01

<4689> Line Yahoo 399 0 0.01

Top decreasing stocks

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

<9983> First LITE 42900 -740 -72.57

<6857> Advante 5763 -136 -35.57

<6762> TDK 8708 -230 -22.56

<4543> Terumo 2533 -64.5 -16.87

<9433> KDDI 4739 -85 -16.67

<6954>　fanuc corp 　　3722 　 　-78　-12.75

<7203>　toyota motor 　　2422　 -77.5　-12.67

<4063>　shinetsu chemical 　　5504 　 　-69　-11.28

<4519>　chugai pharmaceutical 　　6480　　-104　-10.20

<9613>　ntt data g 　　　　 　 2283　 　-60　 -9.81

<6098>　recruit hd 　　 8425　 　-97　 -9.51

<7267>　honda 　　　1442　 　-45　 -8.83

<7832>　bandai namco hd 　　3171　 　-83　 -8.14

<6902> Denso 1966 -62 -8.11

<8058> Mitsubishi Corporation 2780 -81.5 -7.99

<4568> Daiichi Sankyo 5201 -74 -7.26

<3382> 7&iHD 2120 -62 -6.08

<2801> Kikkoman 1599 -34.5 -5.64

<7269> Suzuki 1487 -42.5 -5.56

<8801> Mitsui Fudosan 1366 -56 -5.49