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The Nikkei Stock Average was strong on the 3rd. Overseas investors, encouraged by the previous day's rise in US high-tech stocks, found it easier to take on investment risks and were buying. By 11 a.m. on the Tokyo Stock Exchange main board, the number of stocks that rose was 1370, while those that fell were 234, and unchanged were 37, with the proportion of rising stocks exceeding 80%. Out of the 33 sectors, 31 saw an increase, with only the marine shipping and electric / gas sectors experiencing a decline. The sector with the highest rate of increase was marine shipping, followed by nonferrous metals, wholesale, electric appliances, precision instruments, and machinery.