With limited participants, export stocks are leading the market.

The Nikkei average continued to rise significantly, closing at 39,568.06 yen, up 437.63 yen (with an estimated Volume of 1.9 billion 60 million shares). With European and American markets closed, market participants were limited and the day started slightly lower. However, as the yen temporarily weakened to around 157 yen per dollar, export stocks such as Automobiles were actively bought, and the Nikkei average even extended its gains to 39,592.28 yen towards the end of the afternoon session. Additionally, as the final trading day for year-end settlements approached, individual tax-saving sell-offs also peaked.

Fisco Japan02:36 ET

Stocks that moved or were traded in the first half of the session.

*J. Front Retailing <3086> 2150 +1569 - The November period surpassed consensus expectations. *Sekisui Chemical <4204> 2647.5 +193.5 - Reports on the mass production of perovskite Solar Cells have circulated. *Mitsukoshi Isetan <3099> 2696.5 +176.5 - Rising along with J. Front’s favorable Earnings Reports. *Pan Pacific International Holdings <7532> 4250 +231 - European securities have raised the Target Price projections. *Unitika <3103> 148 +7

Fisco Japan23:34 ET

List of cloud-breaking stocks [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo - List of cloud-breaking stocks]

○ List of stocks breaking above the clouds in the market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Main Board <1375> Yukiguni Maitake 1037 1036 1019.5 <1663> K&O Energy 3260 3061.25 3242.5 <1860> TODA Corporation 9759 68.25 958 <1887> Japan National Land Development 5155 12.5 503 <1949> Sumitomo Electric Industries 4880 4846.25 4267.5

Fisco Japan17:49 ET

China's AI industry is rapidly emerging, aggressively chasing after American OpenAI.

[Generative AI] As exports of cutting-edge Semiconductors to China are being restricted, it has been reported that emerging companies in the country may be catching up to U.S. tech giants’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) models at a pace that exceeds industry Financial Estimates. The emerging company DeepSeek, backed by a major Chinese hedge fund, has released a preview of its latest large-scale language model. <6702> Fujitsu <7046> TDSE <4011> Headwaters <3993>

Fisco Japan17:27 ET

Kusuri no Aoki, Nagai Rebe, Okaya Steel, Heiwado (26th)

The above Calendar is only a plan and may be subject to change due to corporate circumstances. --------------------------------------- December 26 (Thursday) <3035> KTK <3321> Mitachi <3549> Kusuri no Aoki <6664> Optoelectric <7068> F Force G <7447> Nagai Rebe <7485> Okaya Steel <8276> Peace Hall

Fisco Japan16:30 ET

Despite the absence of Overseas investors, a solid development is underway.

The Nikkei Average rebounded, finishing at 39,130.43 yen, up by 93.58 yen (with an estimated Volume of 1.7 billion 60 million shares). Buoyed by the previous day's rise in U.S. tech stocks, buying began early, pushing the Nikkei Average up to 39,180.59 yen shortly after the open. However, with European and American investors entering the Christmas holiday, market participation was low, leading to a shift to a negative trend due to position adjustments, with the index dropping to 38,927.16 yen during the middle of the morning session. The afternoon session saw a market environment characterized by strong stagnation.

Fisco JapanDec 25 02:18 ET