As of the market close four days ago, the number of rising and falling stocks in the Nikkei average was 49 rising stocks, 175 falling stocks, and 1 unchanged stock.

The Nikkei average fell for the first time in three days. It closed at 39,077.04 yen, down 171.82 yen (−0.44%) from the previous day, with an estimated volume of 0.9 billion 40 million shares.

The U.S. stock market on the third showed mixed results. The Dow average closed down $76.47 at $44,705.53, while the Nasdaq rose 76.96 points to close at 19,480.91. Adjustments continued ahead of the scheduled employment statistics announcement this week, resulting in a mixed opening. Although selling to close positions continued, keeping the Dow soft throughout the day, optimism about the economy strengthened after the JOLTS job openings reaffirmed the labor market's resilience, leading to a stabilization in the market and a reduction in the decline toward the end. The Nasdaq saw buying in mobile device companies such as Apple and online retailers like Amazon, which pushed the index higher and expanded its gains to set a new record for consecutive days. The market ended mixed.

The U.S. stocks were mixed, but following the trend of rising tech stocks, the Tokyo market opened with more buyers. After the opening, the Nikkei average rose; however, due to concerns regarding the situation in South Korea, it lost momentum just before yesterday's high of 39,427.37 yen, gradually narrowing its gains and drifting into negative territory compared to the previous day. Nonetheless, with continued buying of defense-related stocks such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011> and IHI <7013>, large caps remained strong, preventing a drop below 39,000 yen.

In the Nikkei average components, JR East <9020>, which is reported to soon apply for a fare increase on the Yamanote Line, fell, along with Keisei Electric Railway <9009> and Odakyu Electric Railway <9007>, both of which performed poorly. Additionally, due to concerns over the strong yen, automotive stocks such as Subaru <7270>, Nissan Motor <7201>, and Honda <7267> also weakened. Other declining stocks included Eisai <4523>, Nikon <7731>, DOWA Holdings <5714>, Otsuka Holdings <4578>, and SoftBank Group <9984>.

On the other hand, in addition to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI, defense-related stocks such as Japan Steel Works <5631> and Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012> were also bought. Additionally, stocks benefiting from the strong yen such as Ryohin Keikaku <7453>, ZOZO <3092>, Nitori Holdings <9843>, and Sapporo Holdings <2501> saw buying. Other stocks that rose include Fujikura <5803>, sony group corp <6758>, Resonac <4004>, DeNA <2432>, and Nintendo <7974>.

By sector, electricity and gas, metal products, land transportation, marine shipping, iron & steel, etc., fell, while only five sectors, including other products, retail, warehouse & transportation, petroleum & coal, and machinery, rose.

The top contributor to the decline was SoftBank Group <9984>, which lowered the Nikkei average by about 44 yen with one stock. The second was Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, followed by Tokyo Electronics <8035>, TDK <6762>, Nitto Denko <6988>, Daikin <6367>, and Lasertec <6920>.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the increase was Fast Retailing <9983>, which raised the Nikkei average by about 35 yen with a single stock. The second place was Advantest <6857>, followed by Recruit Holdings <6098>, Nitori Holdings <9843>, Sony Group <6758>, NTT Data Group <9613>, ZOZO <3092>, etc.

*As of 11:30.

Nikkei Stock Average 　 　39,077.04 (-171.82)

Number of rising stocks 　　49 (Contribution +154.66)

Number of falling stocks 　 175 (Contribution -326.48)

Number of unchanged issues　1

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