Profit-taking expanded following Fujikura's earnings announcement.

The Nikkei Average fell for the first time in three days, closing at 62,654.05 yen, down 618.06 yen (approximate trading volume of 3.16 billion shares). In early trading, following the buying of tech stocks in the U.S. market the previous day, semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks remained firm. The Nikkei Average extended its gains toward the middle of the morning session, rising to 63,799.32 yen, surpassing the previous intraday record high of 63,385.04 yen set on the 11th. However, profit-taking emerged amid heightened caution over the consecutive rises.

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Stocks hitting upper or lower price limits in the afternoon session.

■Upper limit hit: <1909> Nippon Dry Chemical <2901> Welldish <3205> Daido Limited <3422> J-MAX <3449> Technoflex <3907> Silicon Studio <421A> Muvine Strategic Career <4246> Daikyo Nishikawa <4415> Broad Enterprise <4889> Rena Science <4980> Dexerials <5463> Maruichi Steel Pipe <5757> CK San'etsu <6278> Yu

Fisco Japan02:47 ET

SBI Securities (daily trading) reported a net sell for Advantest and a net buy for Fujikura.

Sell Code Stock Name Trading Value (285A) Kioxia HD 531,481,873,970 (5803) Fujikura 77,632,744,470 (9984) SoftBank Group 75,675,066,928 (5801) Furukawa Electric 73,199,050,100 (6857) Advantest 53,986,805,155 (1570) NEXT FUNDS Nikkei Average Leveraged.

Fisco Japan02:45 ET

Bulls and Bears: Market Declines Amid Profit-Taking

In the Tokyo stock market on the 14th, the Nikkei Average Stock Price fell back. In early trading, buying initially led in artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks, updating the intraday high, but profit-taking increased as time passed, erasing gains. The U.S. market on the 13th saw technology stocks driving the market, with the Nasdaq Composite Index reaching a new high. Following this trend, shares of AI and semiconductor-related companies rose in the Tokyo market, with the Nikkei Average briefly increasing by 500 yen from the previous day. Today's U.S.

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