The Nikkei average continued to rise significantly, driven by expectations of futures purchasing by overseas investors.

The US stock market was mixed on the 2nd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 44,782.00, down 128.65 points, and the Nasdaq closed at 19,403.95, up 185.78 points. This week, adjustments intensified ahead of the release of important economic indicators such as employment statistics. After the opening, the market was mixed. Concerns rose over the Dow facing a crisis of rising long-term interest rates, geopolitical risks in the Middle East, and the French cabinet potentially collapsing due to a vote of no confidence, leading to a soft trend throughout the day. The Nasdaq was supported by high tech and remained strong.

Fisco JapanDec 3 02:00 ET

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BusinesswireDec 3 00:00 ET

Nikkei Average Contribution Ranking (pre-closing) ~ The Nikkei Average has significantly continued to rise, with Tokyo Electron contributing about 93 yen.

As of the market close three days ago, the number of advancing and declining stocks in the Nikkei index was 195 stocks up, 29 stocks down, and 1 stock unchanged. The Nikkei average has continued to rise significantly, closing at 39,180.06 yen, up 667.04 yen (+1.73%) compared to the previous day, with an estimated volume of 1 billion 40 million shares. The US stock market on the 2nd had mixed results. The dow inc fell by 128.65 dollars to 44,782.00 dollars, while the nasdaq ended trading up 185.78 points at 19,403.95.

Fisco JapanDec 2 22:26 ET

toray inds inc, Mitsubishi Gas, etc (additional) Rating

Upgrade - bullish code stock name securities company conventional change after -----------------------------------------------------------<5021> Cosmo Energy HD Mizuho "hold" "buy" <8985> JHR City "2" "1" <9025> Konoike Transportation Daiwa "3" "2" <9107> Kawasaki Ship JPM "Neutral" "Over W" Downgrade - bearish code stock name securities company conventional change after -----------

Fisco JapanDec 2 21:27 ET

Idemitsu Kosan Buys Back 10.2 Million Shares in November

MT NewswiresDec 2 17:23 ET

List of cloud breakout stocks (Part 3) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo and Cloud Breakout stocks]

○ List of stocks under the cloud market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Main board <4180> Appier 1438 1731 1453 <4189> KH NeoChem 202820682040.5 <4203> Sumitomo Bake 36653999.253880.5 <4208> UBE 241626162599 <4215> Takiron CI 868868.75869

Fisco JapanNov 27 17:53 ET