At the closing time on the 3rd, the number of stocks in the Nikkei Average that rose was 197, the number that fell was 25, and the number that remained unchanged was 3.

On the 2nd, the US stock market was mixed. The Dow was down 128.65 points at 44,782.00 dollars, while the Nasdaq closed up 185.78 points at 19,403.95. This week, adjustments intensified ahead of the important economic indicators such as employment statistics, resulting in mixed trading after the opening. Concerns about rising long-term interest rates, geopolitical risks in the Middle East, and the risk of the French cabinet facing a vote of no confidence led to a soft overall performance of the Dow. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq was supported by technology stocks and maintained a solid performance, updating its past high. The market ended mixed.

While the USA market was mixed, the Tokyo market started trading with a buying preference following the high-tech stock rise. The Nikkei average gradually increased from the opening and recovered the 39,000 yen level for the first time since November 25th on a closing basis. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare continued to view the proposal to raise the target real rate of return from the current 1.7% to 1.9% in the operating plan for the next fiscal year of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) as important, as overseas investors were observed to be buying futures. Tokyo Electron <8035> and Advantest <6857>, as well as other semiconductor stocks, led the Nikkei average higher.

The Nikkei Average at the close was 39,248.86 yen, up 735.84 yen from the previous day (+1.91%). The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 2.13594 million shares. The trading value was 5.748 billion yen. By global sectors, marine shipping, nonferrous metals, wholesale, electric appliances, machinery, among others, rose, while only 4 sectors - electricity/gas, air transport, mining, and fisheries/agriculture/forestry - declined. The number of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market was 81%, while the number of falling stocks was 16%.

The top contributor to the increase was Fast Retailing <9983>, which pushed the Nikkei Average up by about 111 yen with one stock. The second place was Tokyo Electron <8035>, followed by Advantest <6857>, SoftBank Group <9984>, TDK <6762>, Disco <6146>, Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, and others.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the decline was Trend <4704>, which pushed the Nikkei Average down by about 2 yen with one stock. The second place was Sosei Next <6526>, followed by Nichirei <2871>, Nissan Chemical <4021>, Keisei <9009>, JAL <9201>, Shiseido Company,Limited Sponsored ADR <4911>, and others.

* As of 15:00

Nikkei Average Stock Price: 39,248.86 (+735.84)

Number of advancing stocks: 197 (contribution +744.96)

Number of declining stocks: 25 (contribution -9.12)

Number of unchanged stocks 3

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