The Nikkei average rose by 233 points, extending its gains for five consecutive days, stimulated by statements from U.S. President Trump regarding his reluctance on tariffs against China = the early session on the 24th.

In the morning of 24 days ago, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by 233.98 yen compared to the previous day, reaching 40,192.85 yen, while the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) increased by 17.16 points to 2,768.90 points, marking a continuation of five days of gains. On the 23rd local time, the US stock markets saw both the Dow Inc and the Nasdaq Composite Index rise for four consecutive days. Following this movement, Japanese stocks experienced a lead in buying. However, as a result of the upcoming announcement of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision, a wait-and-see mood spread, and there were also moments when profits were secured through selling.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 23 21:48 ET

The Nikkei average is up about 110 yen, and after a round of buying, the upper levels are heavy = 23 days before the session.

As of 10:06 AM on the 23rd, the Nikkei Average is trading around 39,750 yen, a rise of about 110 yen from the previous day. At 9:07 AM, it reached 39,897.49 yen, up 251.24 yen. In the US stock market on the 22nd local time, SoftBank Group <9984.T> and US companies OpenAI and Oracle Corp announced a $500 billion (approximately 78 trillion yen) investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, leading to a rise in Semiconductor-related stocks. The NY Dow and Nasdaq Composite Index increased over three days.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 22 20:13 ET

ADR Japanese stock rankings - general Buy preference for Disco ETC, Chicago is 225 yen higher than Osaka at 39,805 yen.

Japanese stocks of ADR (American Depositary Receipt) are rising compared to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (calculated at 156.44 yen per dollar), including SoftBank Group <9984>, Disco <6146>, Oriental Land <4661>, Advantest <6857>, Tokio Marine HD <8766>, Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR <6501>, SMC <6273>, etc., with overall buying dominance. The Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures settlement price is 39,805 yen, 225 yen higher than the Osaka daytime comparison. The U.S. stock market continues to rise. The Dow Inc average is up 130.92 dollars.

Fisco JapanJan 22 18:18 ET

Today's flows: 01/16 SoftBank Group saw an inflow of JPY¥ 5.87 billion, Advantest saw an outflow of JPY¥ 8.46 billion

On January 16th, the TSE Main Market saw an inflow of JPY¥ 693.05 billion and an outflow of JPY¥ 798.51 billion.$SoftBank Group(9984.JP)$, $Shift(3697.JP)$ and $Tokio Marine Holdings(8766.JP)$ were

Moomoo NewsJan 16 01:45 ET

Aisin has been selected as a business support target for the "Perovskite Solar Cells Expansion Project."

On the 15th, Aisin <7259.T> announced that the "Perovskite Solar Cells Expansion Project," jointly proposed by the company, Chubu Electric <9502.T> Group's Chubu Electric Mirai, and Kansai Electric <9503.T>, was selected for business development support at the "Aichi Carbon Neutrality Global Strategy Meeting" held last December. In this project, in addition to the potential survey for the introduction of Perovskite Solar Cells, a preliminary demonstration will be conducted as research and development by the company.

Kabushiki ShimbunJan 14 22:18 ET

Express News | 【Large Shareholding Report】Nomura Securities reported a 6.13% Shareholding in Kansai Electric Power (9503.JP).

Moomoo NewsJan 7 20:46 ET