The number of rising stocks of Nikkei Average constituent stocks at the closing 5 days ago was 161, the number of falling stocks was 63, and the number of unchanged stocks was 1.
The Nikkei Average fell for the third consecutive day. It ended the morning trading at 36,917.44 yen, down 130.17 yen (-0.35%) from the previous day, with an estimated trading volume of 7.07 billion shares.
The U.S. stock market was mixed on the 4th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at $40,974.97, up $38.04 (0.09%), the Nasdaq closed at 17,084.30, down 52.00 points (-0.30%), and the S&P 500 closed at 5,520.07, down 8.86 points (-0.16%). The semiconductor sector declined, and after the opening, it continued to decline. concerns about a significant interest rate cut as July JOLT job openings decreased more than expected and there was speculation of a significant interest rate cut. However, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta mentioned the risk of labor market turmoil in an essay and urged an early interest rate cut. In addition, the Beige Book, published by the Federal Reserve Board, showed a gradual slowdown in the economy, and there was caution ahead of the release of employment statistics, which limited upside. The market closed mixed.
Although U.S. stocks were mixed, the Tokyo market started trading with selling pressure centered on major stocks as the exchange rate strengthened to the 143 yen range and the yen strengthened against the dollar. The Nikkei Average expanded its decline to the level since August 14th, reaching 36,359.23 yen, but after the sell-off subsided, buying believed to be from pension funds entered major stocks, narrowing the decline. The Nikkei Average temporarily rebounded and reached the 37,000 yen level.
In the Nikkei Average adopted stocks, First Retail <9983> was sold as adjustments to the Nikkei Average weight were being considered. The stock prices of semiconductor stocks, such as Renesas Electronics <6723>, Laser Tech <6920>, Tokyo Electron <8035>, and Advantest <6857>, also declined. In addition, Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, Sharp <6753>, Yokogawa Electric <6841>, Fanuc <6954>, etc. were sold.
On the other hand, Asahi Group HD <2502> was bought based on positive reports from securities companies, and Mitsubishi Warehouse <9301>, GS Yuasa <6674>, and Hitachi Zosen <7004> saw an increase in their gains from the opening. In addition, Kao <4452>, Taisei Construction <1801>, Toray <3402>, and Mitsubishi Chemical <4188> rebounded.
In terms of industry, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail trade, precision instruments, and electric appliances declined, while warehousing and transportation-related industries, rubber products, securities and commodity futures trading, land transportation, and textiles & apparels rose.
First Retail <9983> was the top contributor to the decline, pushing the Nikkei Average down by about 137 yen with one stock. Tokyo Electron <8035> ranked second, followed by Advantest <6857>, Chugai Pharmaceutical <4519>, Laser Tech <6920>, Fanuc <6954>, and Daiichi Sankyo <4568>.
On the other hand, SoftBank Group Inc. <9984> was the top contributor to the price increase, pushing the Nikkei average up by about 17 yen with one stock. The second place was Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. <6098>, followed by KDDI Corporation <9433>, Kao Corporation <4452>, TDK Corporation <6762>, NTT Data Corporation <9613>, Mitsubishi Corporation <8058>, and others.
*As of 11:30.
Nikkei Average Stock Price: 36,917.44 (-130.17)
Number of Advancing Stocks: 161 (Contribution: +206.63)
Number of Declining Stocks: 63 (Contribution: -336.80)
Number of unchanged issues 1
○ Top advancing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
<9984> SoftBank Group 7868 87 17.06
<6098> Recruit Holdings 8536 130 12.75
<9433> kddi corporation 4886 64 12.55
<4452> Kao Corporation 6920 279 9.12
<6762> TDK Corporation 9300 62 6.08
<9613> NTT Data Corporation 2305 36 5.80
<8058> Mitsubishi Corp 2941 59 5.74
<4901> Fujifilm Holdings Corporation 3877 56 5.49
<7267> Honda 1557 27 5.20
<9735> Secom 10830 155 5.07
<4704> Trend Micro 8885 134 4.38
<5803> Fujikura 4027 133 4.35
<9301> Mitsubishi Warehouse 5148 254 4.15
<7832> Bandai Namco Holdings 3247 37 3.63
<7269> Suzuki 1628 28 3.60
<8001> Itochu 7591 108 3.53
<4021> Nissan Chemical 5046 106 3.47
<2502> Asahi GHD 5449 99 3.24
<5108> Bridgestone 5515 96 3.14
<8015> Toyota Tsusho 2693 31 3.04
Top decreasing stocks
Code, Stock Name, Latest Price, Day Change, Contribution
<9983> First Retailing 44340 -1400 -137.30
<8035> Tokyo Electron 22410 -585 -57.37
<6857> Advante 6001 -128 -33.48
<4519> Chugai Pharmaceutical 6757 -186 -18.24
<6920> Laser Tech 23735 -720 -9.42
<6954> Fanuc Corp 3995 -56 -9.15
<4568> Daiichi Sankyo 5778 -81 -7.94
<6146> Disco 35410 -800 -5.23
<8766> Tokio Marine Holdings 5341 -95 -4.66
<6988> Nitto Denko 11465 -130 -4.25
<7741> HOYA 19235 -255 -4.17
<7203> Toyota Motor 2649 -25 -4.09
<4578> Otsuka Holdings 8287 -96 -3.14
<6758> Sony Group 13660 -90 -2.94
<4523> Eisai 5907 -82 -2.68
<6861> Keyence 66840 -810 -2.65
<6723> Renesas Electronics 2184 -81 -2.65
<6841> Yokogawa Electric 3737 -66 -2.16
<3382> 7 & iHD 2167 - 22 - 2.16
<4543> Terumo 2665 - 8 - 2.09