As of the closing time 30 days ago, the Nikkei average constituent stocks had 17 stocks rising, 208 stocks falling, and 0 stocks unchanged.

The Nikkei average experienced a significant decline. It closed the morning session at 37980.34 yen, down 1849.22 yen (with an approximate volume of 1.1 billion 70.18 million shares traded). The Dow Jones Industrial Average in the U.S. market last Friday, the 27th, closed 137.89 points higher at 42,313.00, while the Nasdaq closed at 18,119.59, down 70.70 points. The continuation of inflation stagnation shown by the August PCE Price Index supported a significant increase due to expectations of a significant easing pace. The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index exceeded expectations, resulting in higher levels for the Dow. Towards the end, concerns about the deteriorating situation in the Middle East caused a slowdown, despite updating record highs. The drop in Nvidia (NVDA) in the semiconductor industry affected the Nasdaq, leading to a decline and a mixed market closure. While the U.S. market closed mixed last weekend, the Nikkei average started with a significant drop, aligning with Chicago futures. Positions had been building up based on expectations of Mr. Takamichi's victory in the LDP leadership election last week, but with Mr. Ishiba overtaking, these were quickly unwound, leading to a sizeable decline that was likely within expectations. Mr. Ishiba had shown a positive stance towards strengthening taxation on financial income and corporate taxes, causing a high level of market vigilance. In the short term, attention is likely to focus on the policies of the Ishiba future administration and the direction of the dissolution of the Lower House and the general election, making it a development to determine a stable point for now.

The top contributors to the decline were Toyo Electronics <8035> ranking first, followed by Fast Retailing <9983>, collectively pushing the Nikkei average down by approximately 341 yen. Additionally, Mitsukoshi Isetan <3099> ranked top in the decline rate among Nikkei average constituent stocks, down 11.06%, followed by Lasertec <6920> down 10.20%.

On the other hand, the top contributors to the rise were Nitori Holdings <9843> ranking first, followed by Chiba Bank <8331>, lifting the Nikkei average by about 7 yen with these two stocks. Additionally, Resona Holdings <8308> topped the rise in percentage among Nikkei average constituent stocks, up 6.37%, followed by DeNA <2432> up 5.42%.

*As of 11:30.

Nikkei Average Stock Price: 37980.34 (-1849.22)

Number of Advancing Stocks: 17 (Contribution +16.81)

Number of Declining Stocks: 208 (Contribution -1866.03)

Number of flat stocks: 0

○ Top advancing stocks

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

<9843> Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd 21945 365 5.97

<8331> Chiba Bank Ltd 1174 51 1.65

<5831> Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. 1263 47 1.54

<8316> Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 3078 124 1.21

<7186> Concordia Financial Group, Ltd 809 35 1.13

＜2871＞ Nichirei 4436 67 1.10

＜8306＞ Mitsubishi UFJ 1482 31 1.00

＜2432＞ Deere & Co 1781 92 0.90

＜8354＞ Fukuoka Financial Group 3729 102 0.67

＜8411＞ Mizuho Financial Group 2961 143 0.47

＜3092＞ ZOZO 5227 10 0.33

＜4631＞ DIC 3334 74 0.24

＜8309＞ Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings 3446 37 0.24

＜8308＞ Resona Holdings Inc. 1002 60 0.20

＜2269＞ Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. 3612 9 0.12

＜5019＞ Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 1028 1 0.03

＜8795＞ T&D Holdings, Inc. 2520 5 0.03

Top decreasing stocks

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

＜8035＞ Toyo Electric Corporation 25440 -2035 -199.58

＜9983＞ Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 47660 -1450 -142.21

<9984> SoftBank Group 8464 -629 -123.38

<6857> Advantest 6767 -442 -115.60

<6762> TDK Corporation 1821 -150 -73.55

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 5984 -359 -58.68

<6098> Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. 8729 -579 -56.78

<6954> Fanuc Corporation 4183 -258 -42.17

<4543> Terumo Corporation 2709 -145 -37.92

<6920> LaserTech Corporation 23560 -2675 -34.98

<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 　6989 -350 -34.33

<6988> Nippon Electric Glass 　2392 -206.5 -33.75

<7203> Toyota Motor 　2554 -198 -32.36

<9433> KDDI Corporation 　4619 -150 -29.42

<9766> Konami Holdings 14400 -870 -28.44

<6971> Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR 1663 -97 -25.37

<7267> Honda 1512 -110 -21.58

<6146> Disco 37630 -3070 -20.07

Symbol 6367, Daikin Industries, Ltd. Unsponsored ADR, 19955, -595, -19.45

Symbol 7741, Hoya, 19675, -1165, -19.04