As of the close on the 22nd, the number of rising and falling stocks in the Nikkei average composition was 172 rising, 50 falling, and 3 unchanged.

The Nikkei average rebounded. It closed the morning trading at 38,415.32 yen, up 389.15 yen (+1.02%) from the previous day, with estimated volume of 810 million shares.

The US stock market rose on the 21st. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 43,870.35, up 461.88 points, while the Nasdaq closed at 18,972.42, up 6.28 points. Geopolitical risks eased, leading to an increase after the opening. Chicago Fed President Goolsbee indicated that next year's interest rates are likely to be below the current level, which spurred buying on the interest rate decline prospects, pushing up the market. Although the Nasdaq struggled due to the rise in long-term interest rates, positive sentiment from Nvidia's semiconductor earnings provided support for purchases and managed to barely maintain the positive territory before closing.

Taking cues from the rise in US stocks, the Tokyo market started trading with a slightly bullish bias. The Nikkei started around 38,100 yen and was lifted to the 38,400 yen range driven by the rise in semiconductor stocks like Advantest <6857> and Tokyo Electron <8035>. Although it closed the morning session in the high range, concerns about the resistance around 38,500 yen level limited a strong upward movement with trading accompanied by a sense of heaviness on the upside.

Among the stocks included in the Nikkei average, chemical-related stocks like Mitsui Chemicals <4183>, Tokuyama <4043>, and Ube <4208> rose. Obayashi Corporation <1802> hit a new all-time high based on a positive report from a securities firm. In the semiconductor sector, Tokyo Electron, Advantest, and Disco <6146> were bought. Additionally, Credit Saison <8253>, Yokogawa Electric <6841>, Resonac <4004>, Nitori Holdings <9843>, and Taiheiyo Cement <5233> saw increases.

On the other hand, electronic equipment-related stocks like Kyocera <6976>, Omron <6645>, Nidec <6594> were weak, while defense-related stocks like IHI <7013> and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011> were slightly soft. Sompo Holdings <8630>, Mitsui & Co. <3099>, Renesas Electronics <6723>, and Suzuki <7269> declined.

By sector, sectors such as petroleum and coal, textiles, services, nonferrous metals, and wholesale rose, while only the pharmaceutical, electricity and gas, and marine shipping sectors declined.

The top contributor to the rise was Fast Retailing <9983>, which pushed the Nikkei average up by about 59 yen with a single stock. The second place was Tokyo Electron <8035>, followed by Advantest <6857>, Recruit Holdings <6098>, NTT Data Group <9613>, SoftBank Group <9984>, and Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063>.

On the other hand, the biggest contributor to the decline was TDK <6762>, which lowered the Nikkei average by about 5 yen alone. The second place was Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, followed by Daiichi Sankyo <4568>, Omron <6645>, nidec corporation sponsored adr <6594>, Suzuki <7269>, Taiyo Yuden <6976>, etc.

*As of 11:30.

Nikkei average stock price 38415.32 (+389.15)

Number of rising stocks 172 (contribution +432.60)

Number of declining stocks 50 (contribution -43.45)

Number of unchanged stocks 3

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