The Nikkei average started the afternoon session with a loss of 187 yen, with Kawasaki Kisen and Mitsubishi Shoji among the decliners.

[Nikkei Average and TOPIX (Table)] Nikkei Average; 39,939.34; -187.01 TOPIX; 2,849.84; -18.79 [Afternoon Opening Summary] The afternoon Nikkei average started by slightly expanding the decline from the morning closing price (39,952.62 yen) to 39,939.34 yen, down 187.01 yen from the previous day. During lunchtime, Nikkei 225 futures were weakly included in the range of 39,890 yen to 40,110 yen. The dollar-yen rate is around 157.30-40 yen per dollar from around 9:00 a.m.

Fisco Japan23:57 ET

List of stocks with cleared clouds (Part 2) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo: List of Stocks with Cleared Clouds]

List of stocks breaking through under the clouds market. Code Name Close Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime <1429> Japan Aqua 895 900 960 <2120> LIFULL 165 166.5 166 <2168> Pasona 2125 2188 2401.5 <2413>

Fisco Japan18:52 ET

Stocks that moved the day before part 2, including A&D HOLON, Laser Tec, and Liberta, etc.

Stock name <code> 18 day closing price ⇒ Previous day ratio </code> Eiwa <4251> 1615 -177 High-tech stocks are in a high price range due to the prevalence of profit-taking. Yoshimura Food <2884> 1427 -135 Buying ahead of the first quarter results followed by a sense of exhaustion. A&D Holon <7745> 2925 -300 Selling is spreading as a corner of small and medium-sized semiconductor-related companies. Shibaura Mechatronics <6590> 8190 -550 Selling is spreading as a corner of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Yamai Denshi <6941>

Fisco Japan18:32 ET

The afternoon Nikkei average started at a decline of 768 yen, with companies such as Mitsui E&S and HOYA falling.

[Nikkei and TOPIX stock market index table] Nikkei average: 40,329.60, -768.09; TOPIX: 2,889.63, -25.58. In the afternoon, the Nikkei average started with a slightly smaller decline than the morning, down 768.09 yen from the previous day to 40,329.60 yen (slightly lower than the morning closing of 40,277.86 yen). The Nikkei 225 futures ranged from 40,260 to 40,350 during lunchtime. USD/JPY was around 156.30-40 yen per dollar since around 9 a.m.

Fisco JapanJul 18 00:09 ET

Part 2 of the stocks that moved the day before, such as Kizuna HD, GreenB, Logos HD, etc.

Stock name <code>17 day closing price vs. previous day's price Mimaki Engineering <6638> 1756 -141 New materials, but selling pressure seen since breaking the 25-day moving average. SHIFT <3697> 12280 -745 Iwai Cosmo Securities lowered its target stock price. Furuno Electric <6814> 2256 -176 Out of upward revisions in performance and dividend expectations. Rohzen <6323> 28060 -1820 Pressed by the decline in semiconductor manufacturing equipment stocks. Tokyo Electron Ltd. Unsponsored ADR <8

Fisco JapanJul 17 18:32 ET

The afternoon Nikkei average started off 41 yen higher, with Toho and Kawasaki Heavy Industries among the leaders.

[Nikkei Average and TOPIX (Table)] Nikkei Average; 41,316.63; +41.55 TOPIX; 2918.93; +14.43 [Afternoon opening summary] The Nikkei Average in the afternoon started to expand its slight increase from the morning close (41307.36 yen), up 41.55 yen from the previous day to 41,316.63 yen. During lunchtime, the Nikkei 225 futures were weak in a range of 41,290 yen to 41,420 yen. USD/JPY is almost the same as in the morning at 1 dollar = 158.40-50 yen.

Fisco JapanJul 17 00:04 ET