At the closing time on the 9th, the Nikkei average constituent stocks had 110 stocks rising, 115 stocks falling, and 0 stocks unchanged.

On the 8th, the U.S. stock market closed at 42,080.37, up 126.13 points, and the Nasdaq closed at 18,182.92, up 259.02 points. Tensions in the Middle East eased, leading to an initial rise after opening. New York Fed President Williams suggested that the option of a slight interest rate cut could still exist, causing the market to be sold off temporarily. However, high-tech stocks like NVIDIA in semiconductors were bought on dips due to expectations of a soft landing and strong demand for AI, supporting the market and pushing it higher again. The market expanded its gains towards the end and closed higher.

The Tokyo market started trading with a buying preference on the materials such as the rise in US stocks and the calmness in exchange rates. After recovering above the 39,000 yen level, the Nikkei average slightly narrowed its gains but maintained a solid upward trend on the previous day. Although keeping an eye on the Shanghai Composite Index and the Hang Seng Index, it did not become a negative factor for the Nikkei average as Shanghai Composite Index reduced its decline and showed a firm price movement.

At the closing bell, the Nikkei average closed at 39,277.96 yen, up 340.42 yen (+0.87%) from the previous day. Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market was 1.5838 billion shares, with trading value of 3.643 trillion yen. In terms of sectors, precision instruments, retail trade, service industry, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals rose, while mining, insurance, electric & gas industry, iron & steel, and wholesale trade declined. The number of advancing stocks on the TSE Prime Market was 53.8%, while declining stocks were 43.7%.

The top contributor to the rise was Advantest <6857>, which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 70 yen with one stock. The second was Fast Retailing <9983>, followed by Tokyo Electron <8035>, Recruit Holdings <6098>, SoftBank Group <9984>, kddi corporation <9433>, Laser Tech <6920>, and more.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the decline was Tokio Marine <8766>, which pushed down the Nikkei average by about 7 yen with one stock. The second was Konami Group <9766>, followed by Nintendo Co Ltd <7974>, Mitsubishi Shokuhin <8058>, Mitsui & Co <8031>, Omron <6645>, Nexon <3659>, and more.

* As of 15:00

Nikkei Average Stock Price 39277.96 (+340.42)

Number of advancing stocks: 110 (contribution +426.71)

Number of declining stocks: 115 (contribution -86.29)

Number of unchanged stocks 0

○ Top advancing stocks

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

<6857> Advante 7639 269 70.76

<9983> First Lite 50710 570 50.60

<8035> Higashi Elec 25770 310 30.58

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (6098) 9719 254 25.06

SoftBank Group Corp. (9984) 8696 115 22.69

KDDI Corporation (9433) 4781 96 18.94

LEAR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (6920) 24670 1045 13.74

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (4519) 7028 133 13.12

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (4063) 6129 73 12.00

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (9843) 21605 715 11.76

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (3382) 2335 105 10.36

First, 4568, Daiichi Sankyo, 4937, 96, 9.47

BanamHD, 7832, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc, 3496, 94, 9.27

HOYA, 7741, HOYA CORPORATION, 21395, 525, 8.63

Terumo, 4543, Terumo Corporation, 2932, 31, 8.15

Fujifilm, 4901, Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, 3784, 77, 7.60

DISCO, 6146, DISCO Corporation, 37850, 990, 6.51

Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd, 6981, Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd, 2870, 77, 6.08

Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd, 4578, Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd, 8710, 161, 5.29

Keyence 6861 69080 1450 4.77

Top decreasing stocks

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

Tokio Marine Holdings 8766 5482 -144 -7.10

Konami Group 9766 14680 -215 -7.07

Nintendo Co Ltd 7974 7877 -161 -5.29

Mitsubishi Corporation 8058 2946 -49.5 -4.88

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 8031 3234 -62 -4.08

<6645> Omron 6429 -99 -3.26

<3659> Nexon 2779 -47.5 -3.12

<6367> Daikin Industries, Ltd. Unsponsored ADR 19550 -85 -2.79

<8830> Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. 4748 -84 -2.76

<6762> TDK 1915 -5.5 -2.71

<7267> Honda 1553 -13 -2.56

<8001> Itochu Corp. 7715 -76 -2.50

<5019> Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 1097 -29 -1.91

<1928> Sekisui House 3813 -54 -1.78

<6301> Komatsu 4031 -53 -1.74

<6506> Yaskawa Electric 4670 -53 -1.74

<6724> Seiko Epson Corp. Unsponsored ADR 2820 -24.5 -1.61

<7752> Ricoh 1617 -44.5 -1.46

<8725> MS&AD 3405 -43 -1.27

<8053> Sumitomo Corporation 3301 -37 -1.22