As of the closing time 7 days ago, the number of advancing stocks in the Nikkei average composition was 198, declining stocks were 26, and unchanged stocks were 1.

The Nikkei average continued to rise significantly. It closed the morning session at 39,354.63 yen, up 719.01 yen (+0.9 billion 79.98 million shares traded). The Dow Jones Industrial Average in the US market last weekend closed at 42,352.75, up 341.16 points, while the Nasdaq closed at 18,137.85, up 219.38 points. The market opened higher due to positive sentiment towards the conclusion of the East Coast dockworkers' strike and strong results in the September employment statistics, with a significant improvement in economic outlook driving the market throughout the day. NVIDIA and other semiconductor companies driven by increased demand for AI contributed to Nasdaq's rise. Market momentum expanded towards the end, with the Dow hitting a new record high. The Tokyo stock market followed the upward trend of the US market, with buying prevailing. The Nikkei average also started to rise in line with Chicago futures. While geopolitical risks are still being monitored, expectations for a significant rate cut at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting have receded following the US employment data. Amid rising US long-term interest rates, the yen briefly touched the 149 yen per dollar level in the foreign exchange market, leading to a generally bullish mood in the market.

The top contributors to the rise were Fast Retailing <9983>, followed by Advantest <6857>, which collectively boosted the Nikkei average by about 184 yen with these two stocks. Additionally, the top performers in the Nikkei average composition were Resona Holdings <8308> with a 7.63% increase, followed by Konami Holdings <9766> with a 6.95% increase.

On the other hand, the top contributors to the decline were Disco <6146>, followed by Nitori Holdings <9843>, which together pushed the Nikkei average down by about 23 yen with these two stocks. Also, the top decliners in the Nikkei average composition were Disco with a 7.38% decrease, followed by Meiji Holdings <2269> with a 1.71% decrease.

*As of 11:30.

Nikkei Average Stock Price: 39,354.63 (+719.01)

Number of Advancing Stocks: 198 (Contribution +752.73)

Number of Declining Stocks: 26 (Contribution -33.72)

Number of unchanged stocks 1

○ Top advancing stocks

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

First Retail Co., Ltd. (9983) 50600 1390 123.40

Advante Co., Ltd. (6857) 7205 231 60.76

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (6098) 9454 497 49.03

SoftBank Group Corp. (9984) 8792 231 45.57

Konami Holdings Corp. (9766) 14625 950 31.24

<6762> TDK 1953 55 26.88

<4063> Shin-Etsu Chemical 6169 146 24.00

<6954> Fanuc Corp 4285 131 21.54

<6758> Sony Group Corp 2876 109 17.92

<6988> Nippon Electric Glass Co.,Ltd. 2496 108 17.67

<6367> Daikin Industries, Ltd. 20445 405 13.32

<8035> Toho Electric Corporation 25475 120 11.84

<9433> KDDI Corporation 4740 53 10.46

BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. 3391 105 10.36

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 5794 204 10.06

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 7002 87 8.58

Kikkoman Corporation 1708 52 8.55

HOYA Corporation 20690 500 8.22

Olympus Corporation 2812 62 8.15

Toyota Motor Corporation 2635 49 7.97

Top decreasing stocks

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

DISCO (6146) 36780 -2930 -19.27

NITORI HD (9843) 20615 -270 -4.44

AEON (8267) 3938 -44 -1.45

OTSUKA HD (4578) 8483 -40 -1.32

NICHIREI (2871) 4379 -58 -0.95

KAO (4452) 7066 -29 -0.95

MEIJI HD (2269) 3613 -63 -0.83

Mitsubishi Estate (8802) 2343 -22.5 -0.74

Yaskawa Electric Corporation (6506) 5004 -19 -0.62

Nippon Ham Holdings, Inc. (2282) 5318 -32 -0.53

Mitsubishi Corporation (8058) 3077 -5 -0.49

Sekisui House, Ltd. (1928) 3937 -14 -0.46

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (9107) 2055 -12 -0.36

SoftBank Group Corp. (9434) 193 -0.5 -0.16

Shimizu Corporation (1803) 970 -4.8 -0.16

<1332> Nissui 926 -4.6 -0.15

<4151> Kyowa Kirin 2622 -4.5 -0.15

<3861> Oji Holdings 582 -3.1 -0.10

<4307> Nomura Research Institute 5100 -3 -0.10

<7911> TOPPAN 4473 -6 -0.10