Stocks: The morning Nikkei average continues to rise, with semiconductor-related stocks pushing higher. Interest rates: Slight decline in morning JGB futures.

<11:35> Morning Nikkei average continues to rise, with semiconductor-related stocks pushing higher.
On the Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei average continued to rise, ending trading at 39,180.06 yen, up 667.04 yen from the previous trading day. Following the trend of high-tech stock gains in the previous day's U.S. stock market, along with Japan being exempt from U.S. regulations on the semiconductor industry, leading semiconductor-related stocks showed widespread increases. The Nikkei average recovered the milestone of 39,000 yen after about a week.

Government bond futures in the morning session slightly declined, with long-term interest rates at 1.085%. The market lacks direction.
The main contract of government bond futures in December, closed the morning trading session at 142.77 yen, down 5 sen from the previous trading day. With the upcoming 10-year bond tender, the market lacks direction. The yield on newly issued 10-year government bonds (long-term interest rates) rose by 1.0 basis points to 1.085%.
Today's government bond futures opened with buying momentum, following a slight uptrend in overnight trading. After the initial buying phase, it gradually dipped into negative territory without a clear direction, leading to a consolidation near the previous day's closing price.