Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Index 827.35 -3.15 / Volume 0.1 billion 52.38 million shares / Trading value 115.2 billion yen

Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market 250 Index 647.20 -3.13 / Volume 96.62 million shares / Trading value 97.7 billion yen

Today's growth market saw declines in both the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Index and Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market 250 Index. The number of rising stocks is 249, the number of falling stocks is 293, and unchanged stocks are 39.

On the 3rd, the Dow Jones closed at 42,011.59, down 184.93 points, while the Nasdaq closed at 17,918.48, down 6.64 points in the US market. Concerns over the heightened Middle East situation weighed on market sentiment. However, with the ISM non-manufacturing business activity index rising more than expected, the economic outlook improved temporarily, causing a recovery into positive territory. Nonetheless, President Biden's comments hinting at the possibility of Iran retaliation against Israel with an attack on oil facilities raised concerns, leading to selling amid higher crude oil prices and geopolitical risks. The Nasdaq was supported by the rise of semiconductor company Nvidia but ended sluggishly due to profit-taking sales ahead of employment statistics announcement.

Amid a soft tone in U.S. stocks, the growth market had a lackluster start. Similar to the main board, ahead of the release of U.S. employment statistics, a wait-and-see attitude became stronger, and trading value in the growth market stunk. Interest turned to recent IPO stocks, and with large market capitalization stocks being sold, the Growth Market 250 Index closed trading in the negative territory compared to the previous day.

Individually, stocks that were bought the previous day like Asa <246A> were sold, as well as Roxx <241A>, Growth Expert Partners <244A>. Among the top market cap stocks, GNI Group <2160>, Cover <5253>, Timey <215A> were sold. Leading the decline were Hope <6195>, Itamia Art <168A>, Corabos <3908>, etc.

On the other hand, recent IPOs were mixed with Ai Robotics <247A> being bought. Among the top market cap stocks, LifeNet <7157>, Free <4478>, Sunwells <9229> rose. Topping the gainers were B-Map <4316>, G Next <4179>, Cell Seed <7776>, etc.

Stocks included in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Core Index such as GNI Group, Cover, as well as WealthNavi <7342>, ispace <9348> were sold.

[Top 10 gainers and losers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market]

Top 10 gainers

| Code | Stock Name | 　Current price | Change from previous day | 　　Ratio from previous |

1| 4316| Beemap | 484| 58| 13.62|

2| 4179| GeNext | 300| 33| 12.36|

3| 7069| Cyber Buzz | 1501| 141| 10.37|

4| 4395| Aclit | 650| 47| 7.79|

5| 247A| Ai Robotics | 2640| 183| 7.45|

6| 218A|Libera Wear | 745| 48| 6.89|

7| 7776|Cell Seed | 750| 47| 6.69|

8| 4054|Japan Information C | 981| 57| 6.17|

9| 4169|Energy Change | 276| 16| 6.15|

10| 2586|Flutta | 120| 6| 5.26|

Top 10 declining percentage | Code | Stock name | Current price | Previous day difference | Previous ratio |

| Code | Stock Name | 　Current price | Change from previous day | 　　Ratio from previous |

1| 3070|Jelly Beans G | 117| -14| -10.69|

2| 241A|ROXX | 1510| -130| -7.93|

3| 6195|HOPE | 220| -16| -6.78|

4| 168A|ITAMIAATO | 1189| -84| -6.60|

5| 246A|ASUA | 1166| -82| -6.57|

6| 9259|TAKAYOSHI | 705| -43| -5.75|

7| 3908|COLABOS | 333| -20| -5.67|

8| 219A|HEARTSEED | 1660| -98| -5.57|

9| 4393|BANKOFINOBE | 5770| -330| -5.41|

10 | 3628 | Data HR | 463 | -26 | -5.32 |