The Nikkei Stock Average at the morning close on the 15th stood at 61,849.81 yen, down 804.24 yen from the previous day. Trading volume on the Prime Market in the morning session was approximately 1.37548 billion shares, with trading value of approximately 5.1854 trillion yen. The number of advancing issues was 847, declining issues 676, and unchanged issues 42.

The Nikkei Stock Average erased early gains after opening higher. Overnight in the U.S. market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded with a gain of 370 dollars, while the Nasdaq Composite hit a record high. High-tech stocks including semiconductors performed well. Following the rise in U.S. equities, the Tokyo market also opened higher, with the Nikkei Average rising by approximately 580 yen at one point. However, after initial buying subsided, selling pressure pushed the index into negative territory, with losses expanding toward the morning close. Kioxia Holdings <285A> and Fujikura Ltd. <5803> turned lower, with selling dominant mainly in AI and semiconductor-related stocks. In particular, the fact that Kioxia is scheduled to announce results after the market close appears to be a factor causing buyers to hold back.

Among individual stocks, ADVANTEST CORPORATION <6857>, DISCO CORPORATION <6146>, and IBIDEN CO.,LTD. <4062> were lower, while Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. <5801> and Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited <5706> were sold. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. <7011> and SMC CORPORATION <6273> also declined. On the other hand, SoftBank Group Corp. <9984>, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. <8306>, and FANUC CORPORATION <6954> were higher, while TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION <7203>, SONY GROUP CORPORATION <6758>, and Nintendo Co., Ltd. <7974> were bought.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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