On September 24th, the TOPIX growth market 250 index futures closed at 651 points, down 3 points from the previous trading day. The high was 665 points, the low was 650 points, and the intraday trading volume was 5,070 contracts. The previous day, September 23rd, the Dow Jones index in the US market rose for the third consecutive day. Due to the rise in long-term interest rates following the higher-than-expected September service industry PMI, the market temporarily slowed down. However, expectations of a soft landing, along with indications from senior officials of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) not ruling out additional substantial interest rate cuts, limited the downside. As a result, the market recovered towards the end, maintaining a positive trend, with the Dow hitting record highs consecutively. Today, the TOPIX growth market 250 index futures started at 665 points, 11 points higher than the previous trading day. Despite initial buying driven by the Bank of Japan's week-long currency exchange and the rise in US stocks during the long weekend, prices quickly fell. Anticipation of approaching the high of 674 points from September 4th led to increased selling on rebound expectations, as well as observed profit-taking sales of short-term funds. With six companies preparing to list on the growth market this week, there were movements rushing for cash out, leading to trading closing at the day's low of 651 points. Main stocks on the TOPIX growth market like GENDA <9166> and TIME <215A> experienced declines.