On November 5, the TOPIX Growth Market 250 Index futures started at 610 points, up 9 points from the previous trading day. The high was 610 points, the low was 601 points, and the intraday trading volume was 2816 contracts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average in the U.S. on the previous day, November 4, fell. It is believed that profit-taking selling prevailed due to the uncertainty ahead of the presidential election, leading to a decline after the opening. The Dow remained weak throughout the day. The NASDAQ was supported by the decline in long-term interest rates and the rise of NVIDIA (NVDA), which helped to halt the decline. Today, the TOPIX Growth Market 250 Index futures started at 607 points, up 6 points from the previous trading day. Amid the expanding gains of the Nikkei Stock Average, the growth market moved steadily with small fluctuations. In particular, selling pressure near the 25-day moving average was strong, resulting in a heavy upward trend despite being in positive territory. Following the extension of the futures trading hours until 15:45, a closing auction was introduced at the end of the trading day. As a result, the trading range was expanded by 2 points in the last 5 minutes from 15:40 to the close, ending the trading day at the high of 610 points. Major stocks in the TOPIX Growth Market such as Cover <5253> and Integral <5842> saw gains.