As of the closing on the 26th, the number of stocks that rose in the Nikkei average composition was 217, the number of stocks that fell was 8, and the number that remained unchanged was 0.

On the 25th, the US stock market was mixed. The Dow Jones fell by 293.47 points (-0.70%) to 41,914.75, the Nasdaq rose by 7.69 points (+0.04%) to 18,082.21, and the S&P 500 fell by 10.67 points (-0.19%). The OECD's upward revision of the global economic growth forecast led to buying sentiment, causing an increase after the opening bell. However, profit-taking sales intensified near record highs for the Dow, and August new home sales decreased from July, turning into a significant decline. The Nasdaq was weighed down by rising long-term interest rates, but the semiconductor sector remained strong, providing support and closing slightly higher. The Dow expanded its losses towards the end, ending the day with mixed results.

Based on the yen depreciation, the Tokyo market started trading with a buying preference. Semiconductor stocks have been rising since the opening, with the Nikkei breaking through the 75-day moving average line after the opening. Due to the temporary depreciation of the yen to 145 yen per dollar, there was an acceleration in yen depreciation and dollar appreciation, leading funds to move towards large-cap stocks such as export-related stocks, resulting in the Nikkei closing significantly higher by over 1000 yen.

The Nikkei at the closing bell closed 1055.37 yen higher (+2.79%) at 38925.63 yen compared to the previous day. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 2,085.31 million shares, with a total trading value of 5,237.7 billion yen. Among all sectors rising, other products, metal products, electric appliances, machinery, glass and stone products saw prominent increases. The Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market had 96.0% of stocks rising, while 3.4% were declining.

The top contributor to the increase was Toshiba Tec Corporation<8035>, which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 187 yen with one stock. The second place was held by Advantest Corporation<6857>, followed by Fast Retailing Co Ltd<9983>, SoftBank Group Corp<9984>, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd<4063>, Konami Holdings Corporation<9766>, Disco Corporation<6146>, and others.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the decrease was Astellas Pharma Inc<4503>, which pushed the Nikkei average down by about 3 yen with one stock. The second place was taken by Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd<4151>, followed by Nitori Holdings Co Ltd<9843>, M3, Inc<2413>, Mercari, Inc<4385>, Toho Gas Co Ltd<5301>, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation<4188>, and others.

* As of 15:00

Nikkei Stock Average 38925.63 (+1055.37)

Number of gaining stocks 217 (contribution +1065.04)

Number of declining stocks 8 (contribution -9.67)

Number of unchanged stocks 0

○ Top advancing stocks

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

<8035> Tohoku Electric 25760 1910 187.32

<6857> Advante 6900 353 92.32

<9983> First Real Estate 47900 800 78.46

<9984> SoftBank Group 8892 350 68.65

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 6059 166 27.13

<9766> Konami Group 15070 725 23.70

<6146> Disco 39250 3330 21.77

<6098> Recruit Holdings 9368 198 19.42

<4568> Daiichi Sankyo 4892 183 17.95

<6367> Daikin Industries, Ltd. Unsponsored ADR 19335 495 16.18

<6954> Fanuc Corp 4226 96 15.69

<9613> NTT Data G 2628 95 15.45

<6758> Sony Group Corp. 14240 465 15.20

<4519> Sankyo Co., Ltd. 7142 142 13.93

＜6762＞ TDK 9593 140 13.73

＜7203＞ Toyota Motor 2727 83 13.57

＜6988＞ Nippon Electric 12540 410 13.40

＜9433＞ KDDI Corporation 4828 68 13.34

＜7974＞ Nintendo Co Ltd 7996 368 12.03

Terumo (4543) 2705 45 11.64

Top decreasing stocks

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

Astellas Pharma (4503) 1719 -21 -3.43

Kyowa Kirin (4151) 2613 -81 -2.65

Nitori HD (9843) 21495 -130 -2.12

M3 (2413) 1480 -10 -0.78

Mercari (4385) 2609 -11 -0.36

No. 5301, TOHO CARBON, 940, -7.1, -0.23

No. 4188, Mitsubishi Chemical G, 949, -4.9, -0.08

No. 1605, INPEX, 1982, -1, -0.01