At the closing time on the 27th, the number of rising stocks in the Nikkei average constituents was 74, declining stocks were 149, and unchanged stocks were 2.

The Nikkei average continued to rise slightly. It closed the morning session at 38,964.65 yen, up 39.02 yen (+0.10%) from the previous day, with an estimated volume of 930 million shares.

The U.S. stock market rose on the 26th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 42,175.11, up 260.36 points (+0.62%), the Nasdaq closed at 18,190.29, up 108.08 points (+0.60%), and the S&P 500 closed at 5745.37, up 23.11 points (+0.40%), driven by better-than-expected economic indicators, leading to buying due to improving economic outlook. After the opening, supported by China's government plan to strengthen fiscal support to achieve growth targets, expectations of demand recovery also provided support. Micron's rise in semiconductors led the Nasdaq. The market remained strong throughout the day and closed positively.

With the backdrop of higher U.S. stocks and a weaker yen in the foreign exchange market, the Tokyo market started trading in a buying trend. The Nikkei average started recovering the 39,000 yen level for the first time since September 2, but faced resistance due to ex-dividend trading and consciousness of the over 1,000 yen rise from the previous day. The upcoming vote for the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the afternoon also became a factor for cautious trading.

Among the Nikkei 225 constituents, Shiseido Company, Limited Sponsored ADR (4911), Yasukawa Electric Corp. (6506), Fanuc Corp (6954) among Chinese-related stocks were bought. Following the rise in U.S. tech stocks, Laser Tech (6920), Tokyo Electron Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (8035), Renesas Electronics (6723) and other semiconductor stocks also rose. Additionally, Ebara Corporation (6361), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (5713), Omron Corp (6645), Resonant Inc (4004) were bought.

However, due to the decline in crude oil prices, ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (5020), INPEX Corporation (1605) decreased. Financial stocks like Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (8309), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (8316), Concordia Financial Group Ltd. (7186), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (8411), MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (8725), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (8604) were generally sold off. Additionally, Obayashi Corp (1801), Taisei Corp (1802), Nichirei Corp (2871), Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR (6594) also experienced declines.

By industry sector, machinery, precision instruments, chemicals, textiles & apparels, rubber products among others rose, while petroleum & coal products, mining, pulp & paper, banking, securities & commodity futures trading showed declines.

The top contributor to the rise was Tokyo Electron <8035>, which lifted the Nikkei average by about 105 yen with one stock. The second place was Fanuc <6954>, followed by Daikin <6367>, Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, Terumo <4543>, Lasertec <6920>, Advantest <6857>, and others.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the decline was Recruit Holdings <6098>, pushing the Nikkei average down by about 33 yen with one stock. The second place was KDDI <9433>, followed by First Retailing <9983>, Daiichi Sankyo <4568>, SoftBank Group <9984>, Sony Group <6758>, Honda <7267>, and others.

*As of 11:30.

Nikkei Average Stock Price 38964.65 (+39.02)

Number of advancing stocks 74 (Contribution +314.01)

Number of declining stocks 149 (Contribution -274.99)

Number of unchanged stocks 2

○ Top advancing stocks

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

＜8035＞ tokyo electron ltd. unsponsored adr 26840 1080 105.92

＜6954＞ fanuc corp 4410 184 30.08

＜6367＞ daikin industries, ltd. unsponsored adr 20165 830 27.13

＜4063＞ shin-etsu chemical co.,ltd 6183 124 20.27

＜4543＞ terumo corp 2771 66 17.26

＜6920＞ laser tec corp 25485 1235 16.15

＜6857＞ advantest corp 6939 39 10.20

＜6645＞ omron corp 6739 236 7.72

<4911> Shiseido Company,Limited Sponsored ADR 3995 210 6.87

<6506> Yaskawa Electric Corporation 5112 180 5.88

<7733> Olympus Corporation 2727 45 5.82

<6146> Disco Corporation 40060 810 5.30

<3092> ZOZO Inc 5163 159 5.20

<6273> SMC Corporation 66160 1560 5.10

<4452> Kao Corporation 7158 131 4.28

<2801> Kikkoman Corporation 1723 24 3.84

6361 Ebara Corporation 2390 108 3.53

5713 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. 4341 144 2.35

4385 Mercari, Inc. 2672 63 2.04

7741 HOYA Corporation 20430 100 1.63

Top decreasing stocks

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

6098 Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. 9022 -346 -33.93

9433 KDDI Corporation 4715 -113 -22.16

First Retail Co., Ltd. (9983) 47730 -170 -16.67

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (4568) 4760 -132 -12.95

SoftBank Group Corp (9984) 8840 -52 -10.20

Sony Group Corp (6758) 2798 -50.5 -8.25

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (7267) 1578 -37 -7.26

Astellas Pharma Inc. (4503) 1677 -42 -6.87

TDK Corporation (6762) 1905 -13.6 -6.67

Toyota Motor Corporation (7203) 2690 -37 -6.05

<8766> Tokyo Marine Holdings 5264 -111 -5.44

<8015> Toyota Tsusho 2688 -54 -5.30

<8001> ITOCHU Corporation 7817 -160 -5.23

<6594> Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR 3046 -86.5 -4.52

<4704> Trend Micro 8760 -130 -4.25

<4502> Takeda Pharmaceuticals SP ADR 4121 -124 -4.05

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 7101 -41 -4.02

<9843> Nitori Holdings 21250 -245 -4.00

Mitsubishi Corporation (8058) 3019 -40 -3.92

Otsuka Holdings (4578) 8127 -117 -3.82