At the closing bell on the 27th, the number of rising stocks in the Nikkei average constituent stocks was 153, with 71 stocks falling and 1 stock remaining unchanged.

The U.S. stock market rose on the 26th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 42,175.11, up 260.36 points (+0.62%), the Nasdaq closed at 18,190.29, up 108.08 points (+0.60%), and the S&P 500 closed at 5745.37, up 23.11 points (+0.40%), driven by better-than-expected economic indicators, leading to buying due to improving economic outlook. After the opening, supported by China's government plan to strengthen fiscal support to achieve growth targets, expectations of demand recovery also provided support. Micron's rise in semiconductors led the Nasdaq. The market remained strong throughout the day and closed positively.

With the rise in US stocks and the depreciation of the yen against foreign currencies as catalysts, the Tokyo market started trading in a buying-dominant stance. Although the Nikkei average recovered the 39,000 yen level for the first time since September 2 and started positively, concerns arose over factors such as ex-dividend and the significant increase of over 1,000 yen from the previous day, leading to a temporary dip into negative territory compared to the previous day. However, in the afternoon, when Mr. Takamichi, who advocates for a proactive fiscal policy, came in first in the initial round of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, the yen depreciated to the 146 yen per dollar range. The Nikkei average expanded its gains, closing at a new high for two consecutive days.

The Nikkei average at the close was 39,829.56 yen, up 903.93 yen (+2.32%) from the previous day. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 2.249.55 million shares. The trading value was 5.635.4 trillion yen. By industry sector, precision instruments, machinery, chemicals, real estate, and electric appliances all rose, while banking, oil and coal products, pulp and paper, mining, and iron & steel declined. The number of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 39%, compared to 56% for declining stocks.

The top contributor to the increase was Tokyo Electron <8035>, which pushed the Nikkei average up by approximately 168 yen with one stock. Second place was Fast Retailing <9983>, followed by Advantest <6857>, Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, Daikin <6367>, SoftBank G <9984>, Terumo <4543>, and others.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the decline was KDDI <9433>, which pushed the Nikkei average down by about 11 yen with one stock. Second place was Recruit Holdings <6098>, followed by Takeda Pharmaceutical <4502>, Daiichi Sankyo <4568>, SoftBank <9434>, Nichirei <2871>, and Shionogi <4507>.

* As of 15:00

Nikkei Average Stock Price 39829.56 (+903.93)

Number of stocks rising 153 (contribution +960.77)

Number of stocks falling 71 (contribution -56.84)

Number of unchanged issues　1

○ Top advancing stocks

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

<8035>　Toshiba Corporation 27475 1715 168.20

<9983>　First Retailing Co. Ltd. 49110 1210 118.67

<6857>　Advantest Corporation 7209 309 80.81

Security code 4063 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 6343 284 46.42

Security code 6367 Daikin Industries, Ltd. unsponsored adr 20550 1215 39.72

Security code 9984 SoftBank Group Corp. 9093 201 39.43

Security code 4543 Terumo Corporation 2854 149 38.97

Security code 6954 Fanuc Corp 4441 215 35.14

Security code 6920 Lasertec Corporation 26235 1985 25.96

Security code 6762 TDK Corporation 1971 52 25.45

Security code 4519 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 7339 197 19.32

<7733> Olympus 2827 145 18.90

<6988> Nippon Electric Glass 2598 90 14.71

<6645> Omron 6843 340 11.11

<6971> Kyocera 1760 39 10.20

<6146> Disco 40700 1450 9.48

<6273> SMC 67290 2690 8.79

<2801> Kikkoman 1751 52 8.42

<7741> HOYA 20840 510 8.34

4452 - kao - 7273 246 8.04

Top decreasing stocks

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

9433 - kddi corporation - 4769 -59 -11.57

6098 - recruit holdings - 9308 -60 -5.88

4502 - takeda pharmaceuticals sp adr - 4163 -82 -2.68

4568 - daiichi sankyo - 4867 -25 -2.45

9434 - softbank - 191 -6.35 -2.08

2871 Nichirei -126 -2.06

4507 Shionogi & Co., Ltd. -20.83 -2.04

4503 astellas pharma -9.5 -1.55

8725 MS&AD -47 -1.38

1802 Obayashi -42 -1.37

4151 Kyowa Kirin -40 -1.31

6594 Nidec -24.5 -1.28

8252 Marui Group -35.5 -1.16

<8001> Itochu Corporation 7943 -34 -1.11

<8316> Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2955 -103.5 -1.02

<4523> Eisai Co., Ltd. 5525 -31 -1.01

<8306> Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 1451 -30.5 -1.00

<1801> Obayashi Corporation 6348 -152 -0.99

<2269> Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. 3603 -72 -0.94

<6178> Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. 1404 -26 -0.85