The morning Nikkei average continued to rise slightly, with a focus on exchange rates due to a lack of clues.

On September 3, 2024, at 12:20 PM GMT+9.

In the morning session of the Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei average continued to rise slightly to 38,787.80 yen, up 86.93 yen from the previous trading day. With little clues from the US stock market being closed on the 2nd, the market continued to fluctuate while watching the movement of the dollar/yen exchange rate.
The Nikkei average continued to rise, starting at 38,745.76 yen, up 44 yen. It rose to 38,967.56 yen at one point in response to the dollar's strength against the yen, and later narrowed its gain as the yen weakened.

Updated on September 3, 2024 at 11:23 JST.

The Tokyo stock market continued to rise on the 3rd. With the rise in government bond yields, buying was predominant in financial stocks such as banks and insurance companies. Domestic demand stocks were also firm ahead of the release of wage statistics.