As of the market close on the 20th, the number of stocks rising and falling in the Nikkei Average was 81 stocks up, 144 stocks down, and 0 stocks unchanged.
The US stock market on the 19th was mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 43,268.94, down 120.66 points, while the Nasdaq closed at 18,987.47, up 195.66 points. Concerns over the escalating Ukraine-Russia war accelerated selling, leading to a significant decline after the opening and remained bearish throughout the day due to weak housing starts and emerging growth concerns.
Due to mixed results in the USA market, the Tokyo market opened with slight movements. The Nikkei Average started at the previous day's closing level, and while there were moments of broadening decline, it began to stabilize after the selling subsided. The wait-and-see stance ahead of tonight's nvidia earnings reports has intensified, and active trading has been restrained, with the trading value in the main board not reaching 4 trillion yen.
The Nikkei Average at the close was down 62.09 yen (-0.16%) at 38352.34 yen. The trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange main board was 1.6 billion 53.45 million shares. The trading value was 3 trillion 749.4 billion yen. By global sectors, insurance, transportation, mining, other financials, and banks fell, while textiles, retail, other products, services, and nonferrous metals rose. The proportion of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange main board was 36%, while the proportion of falling stocks was 60%.
The top contributor to the decline was Tokio Marine <8766>, which pulled the Nikkei Average down by about 20 yen with just one stock. In second place was Tokyo Electron <8035>, followed by Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>, Daiichi Sankyo <4568>, kddi corporation <9433>, Trend <4704>, and SoftBank Group <9984>.
On the other hand, the top contributor to the rise was Advantest <6857>, which raised the Nikkei Average by about 27 yen with just one stock. The second place went to 7&iHD <3382>, followed by Recruit HD <6098>, sony group corp <6758>, SOMPO <8630>, Otsuka HD <4578>, and Telus <4543>.
* As of 15:00
Nikkei Average stock price 38352.34 (-62.09)
Number of rising stocks 81 (contribution +153.81)
Number of falling stocks 144 (contribution -215.90)
Number of unchanged stocks 0
○ Top advancing stocks
Code Stock Latest Price Change from Previous Day Contribution Degree
<6857> | Advante | 9541 | 104 | 27.36 |
<3382> | 7&iHD | 2597 | 159 | 15.68 |
<6098> | Recruit Holdings | 9565 | 157 | 15.49 |
<6758> | Sony Group | 3018 | 82 | 13.48 |
<8630> | SOMPO | 3971 | 407 | 8.03 |
<4578> | Otsuka Holdings | 9000 | 238 | 7.83 |
<4543> | Terumo | 3063 | 27 | 7.10 |
<9983> | Fast Retailing | 49660 | 40 | 3.55 |
<6762> | TDK | 1919 | 7 | 3.45 |
<3659> | Nexon | 2145 | 50 | 3.26 |
<9531> | Tokyo Gas | 4315 | 495 | 3.26 |
<7951> | Yamaha | 1093 | 28 | 2.71 |
<6594> | Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR | 2917 | 49 | 2.55 |
<4385> | Mercari | 2045 | 75 | 2.45 |
<4324> | Dentsu Group | 3692 | 66 | 2.17 |
<4503> | アステラス製薬 | 1573 | 12 | 1.89 |
<8830> | sumitomo realty | 4683 | 55 | 1.81 |
<7974> | Nintendo Co Ltd | 8226 | 50 | 1.64 |
<9766> | Konami Holdings Corporation | 14500 | 50 | 1.64 |
<5631> | Japan Steel Works | 6690 | 191 | 1.26 |
Top decreasing stocks
Code Stock Latest Price Change from Previous Day Contribution Degree
<8766> | Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. | 5631 | -423 | -20.86 |
<8035> | 東エレク | 21870 | -130 | -12.82 |
<4063> | Shin-Etsu Chemical | 5620 | -68 | -11.18 |
<4568> | Daiichi Sankyo | 4502 | -94 | -9.27 |
<9433> | kddi corporation | 4984 | -43 | -8.48 |
<4704> | trend micro | 8035 | -226 | -7.43 |
<9984> | SoftBank Group | 8646 | -37 | -7.30 |
<4519> | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 6384 | -60 | -5.92 |
<7267> | Honda | 1365 | -30 | -5.92 |
<8725> | MS&AD | 3518 | -182 | -5.39 |
<7203> | toyota motor | 2699 | -32 | -5.26 |
<9843> | nitori holdings co ltd | 17400 | -310 | -5.10 |
<9613> | NTT Data Group | 2832 | -28 | -4.60 |
<6954> | ファナック | 4072 | -27 | -4.44 |
<7832> | Bandai Namco Holdings | 3131 | -36 | -3.55 |
<4523> | Eisai | 4645 | -105 | -3.45 |
<4507> | Astellas Pharma | 2060 | -32 | -3.16 |
<8001> | ITOCHU Corporation | 7697 | -92 | -3.03 |
<6971> | Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR | 1473 | -11 | -2.89 |
<8697> | JPX | 1810 | -43 | -2.83 |