The Nikkei average rose by 113 points, rebounding for the first time in three days, supported by a weaker yen, as of the afternoon of the 27th.

On the 27th, the Nikkei average stock price in the afternoon session rebounded for the first time in three days, rising by 113.80 yen to 38,256.17 yen compared to the previous day. The TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also increased by 19.85 points to 2,736.25 points. At 10:04 AM, the Nikkei average reached 38,369.96 yen, up 227.59 yen. Following NVIDIA's announcement of its financial results for the fiscal year ending January 2025 and the revenue forecast for February to April 2025, which exceeded market expectations, Japanese stocks showed a positive reaction.

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The Nikkei average is down about 20 yen, with Fujikura, Disco, and Advantest among the top in trading volume.

On the 27th, around 2:04 PM, the Nikkei average stock price is trading at around 38,120 yen, about 20 yen lower than the previous day. In the afternoon session, trading began with a slight Sell advantage and turned downwards. Since then, there has not been much aggressive Buy activity, and it has been trending softly. At 1:36 PM, it recorded a drop of 80 yen and 43 sen, reaching 38,061.94 yen. The foreign exchange market is fluctuating around 149 yen and 10 sen per dollar. As of around 2:04 PM, the top Volume stocks in the Main Board market are JDI <6740.T>, Nissan <7201.T>, and NTT.

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The Nikkei average rose about 168 points, briefly turned to Sell but recovered = Morning session on the 27th.

On the 27th, shortly after 10:01 AM, the Nikkei average stock price is trading around 38,310 yen, up about 168 yen from the previous day. At 9:45 AM, it reached 38,344.10 yen, up 201.73 yen. American semiconductor giant NVIDIA announced its earnings after the regular trading ended on the 26th local time. Following a revenue forecast for the February to April 2025 period that exceeded market averages, the company's stock rose in Extended hours trading. Japanese stocks also saw buying lead this trend, although there were moments when selling pressure occurred as investors waited for a pullback.

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The decline in Japanese tech stocks led to a temporary drop below the 38,000 yen level.

The Nikkei average continued to decline, closing at 38,142.37 yen, down 95.42 yen (with an estimated Volume of 1.8 billion 50 million shares). In the previous day's USA market, tech stocks were sold off, leading to a focus on selling semiconductor-related stocks in the Tokyo market. The Nikkei average dropped to 37,742.76 yen during the mid-morning session, also dipping below the key level of 38,000 yen at times. However, many are eager to wait for the earnings report from USA semiconductor giant NVIDIA, which is scheduled for early tomorrow morning Japan time.

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The Nikkei average is down about 450 yen, with M3, Tokyo Electron, Resona HD, ETC ranked high in terms of rate of decline among the adopted stocks.

As of 11:01 AM on the 26th, the Nikkei average stock price is fluctuating around 37,785 yen, down approximately 450 yen from the previous day. At 10:13 AM, it reached 37,742.76 yen, down 495.03 yen. In the U.S. stock market on the 25th local time, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell for the fourth consecutive day, and the SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductors Index), which has a high contribution to the Nikkei average, also fell for the third consecutive day, leading to selling pressure. After the selling settles, the exchange rate is slightly weaker against the yen compared to the morning levels.

Kabushiki ShimbunFeb 25 21:05 ET

The Nikkei average is down about 480 yen, softening after initial Sell activity = the morning session of the 26th.

On the 26th at around 10:11 AM, the Nikkei average stock price was around 37,760 yen, down approximately 480 yen compared to the previous day. At 10:10 AM, it hit 37,754.24 yen, down 483.55 yen. This marks the first time the price drops into the 37,000 yen range during trading since December 2, 2024, nearly three months. In the local US stock market on the 25th, although the Dow Inc continued to rise, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell for the fourth consecutive day, while semiconductor-related stocks, which have a high contribution to the Nikkei average, were affected by the SOX.

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