As of the close on the 23rd, the number of rising and falling stocks in the Nikkei average was 183 rising, 40 falling, and 2 unchanged.

Last weekend, the Dow average in the US market closed up 498.02 dollars at 42840.26 dollars, and the Nasdaq closed up 199.83 points at 19572.60 points. Although some high-tech stocks faced selling pressure leading to a decline at the opening, the November personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index suggested progress in inflation control, supporting an upward trend. The Dow average at one point rose over 800 dollars from the previous day; however, due to the overlap of expiration dates for stock index futures, stock index options, and individual stock options resulting in a "triple witching," profit-taking selling was observed, and the possibility of a government shutdown weighed on investor sentiment, causing a slowdown in the afternoon. In contrast to the rise of major stock indices in the US stock market, it started up rebounding at 39040.72 yen, an increase of 338.82 yen from the previous weekend. Some buying was seen, shaped to match the Chicago futures. The signing of the budget proposal by President Biden until mid-March next year also seemed to ease concerns regarding the risk of a government agency shutdown. Although the closing price basis recovered to the 39000 yen level for the first time since December 18, participation decreased due to the Christmas holiday, and the trading volume in the Main Board market remained at around 3.5 trillion yen.

At the close, the Nikkei average rose by 459.44 yen (+1.19%) to 39161.34 yen. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board was 1.7 billion81.48 million shares. The trading value was 3 trillion506.6 billion yen. By Global Sectors, Electricity, Gas, Transportation Equipment, Services, and Banks increased, while only the Marine Shipping, Air Transport, and Iron & Steel sectors declined. The number of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board was 71%, while the number of falling stocks was 24%.

The top contributor to the rise was Advantest <6857>, followed by Fast Retailing <9983>, with these two stocks pushing the Nikkei average up by about 139 yen. Additionally, the stock with the highest increase in the Nikkei average was Mitsubishi Motors <7211>, up by 5.25%, followed by Advantest, up by 4.54%.

On the other hand, the top contributor to the decline was Bandai Namco HD <7832>, followed by ASTELLAS PHARMA <4503>, with these two stocks pushing the Nikkei average down by about 9 yen. Furthermore, the stock with the highest decrease in the Nikkei average was ASTELLAS PHARMA, down by 1.52%, followed by Rakuten <4755>, down by 1.45%.

*As of 15:00

Nikkei Average Stock Price 39161.34 (+459.44)

Number of rising stocks 183 (contribution +483.39)

Number of declining stocks: 40 (contribution -23.95).

Number of securities remains the same: 2.

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