The Nikkei average is up about 635 yen, with positive contributions from Tokyo Electron, Advantest, and Fast Retailing being the top contributors.

As of 12:45 PM on the 25th, the Nikkei average was trading around 35,675 yen, approximately 635 yen higher than the previous day. Vroom reported that the Chinese government is considering exempting some imported goods from the USA from a 125% retaliatory tariff. Concerns about the USA-China Trade friction have eased, and the trading opened with an increased margin compared to the previous closing price. By 12:40 PM, it had reached 35,737.51 yen, up 698.36 yen. The exchange rate is 1 dollar = 1.

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 24 23:52 ET

Japan Steel Works, Horiba Manufacturing ETC.

*Japan Steel Works Ltd. (5631) is deepening its presence in India and has established a maintenance base for pelletizing machines (Nikkai Kogyo page 1) - ○ *Daiichi Hokuetsu Financial Group (7327) has reached an agreement to merge with Gunma Bank, aiming to be top class in scale and quality (Nikkai Kogyo page 3) - ○ *NTT Data Group (9613) has partnered with OpenAI to become a development and sales dealer (Nikkai Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Tokyo Electron Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (8035) has developed a new etching equipment building in Miyagi to support high-performance Semiconductors (Nikkai Kogyo page 3) - ○ *LIXIL (5938) has high-performance Aluminum windows.

Fisco JapanApr 24 19:30 ET

The ADR trends on the 24th showed that the Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR, Fujitsu, Advantest, etc., were high when converted to yen.

On the 24th, the ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) were generally higher compared to the Tokyo close on the 24th when converted to yen. In yen terms, Nidec Corporation Sponsored ADR <6594.T>, Fujitsu <6702.T>, Advantest <6857.T>, NINTENDO CO LTD <7974.T>, and SoftBank Group <9984.T> were all up. Hitachi <6501.T>, TDK <6762.T>, Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR <6971.T>, Tokyo Electron <8035.T>, and Mizuho <8411.T> also performed well. Provided by Wealth Advisor Co.

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 24 18:39 ET

Recovery to 35,000 yen due to easing of US-China trade tensions and expectations from the Japan-US finance ministers' meeting.

The Nikkei average continued to rise, finishing the day at 35,039.15 yen, up 170.52 yen, recovering the 35,000 yen mark for the first time in three weeks with an estimated Volume of 1.8 billion 80 million shares. The U.S. market on the 23rd rose on expectations of easing U.S.-China trade tensions following reports from U.S. Broadcasting that the Trump administration is considering lowering tariffs on China. Following this trend, the Tokyo market began with Buy activity focused on high-tech stocks, and the Nikkei average reached 35,287 shortly after the opening.

Fisco JapanApr 24 03:44 ET

Spot information for individual stocks (1)

Advantis <6857.T> continued to rise. The performance outlook for US semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments for April to June exceeded market expectations. Tokyo Electron <8035.T>, KOKUSA <6525.T>, and others also increased significantly. Osaka Titanium <5726.T> soared. The increase in the number of deliveries of civilian aircraft in Boeing's performance for January to March led to a surge in demand for titanium for aircraft. Japan Titanium <5727.T> and TORAY INDS INC <3402.T> also rose. Nova Ltd <9519>.

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 24 03:26 ET

The Nikkei average is up about 310 points, with positive contributions from Tokyo Electron, Advantest, and SoftBank Group being the top performers.

On the afternoon of the 24th, around 12:45 PM, the Nikkei Stock Average is trading at about 31,180 yen, up approximately 310 yen from the previous day. In the latter half of the session, selling pressure increases, reducing the gains as trading begins. The foreign exchange market is currently fluctuating around 142 yen and 80 sen per dollar. In terms of the contribution of the stocks included in the Nikkei Stock Average, the top gainers include Tokyo Electron <8035.T>, Advantest <6857.T>, and SoftBank Group <9984.T>. On the other hand, the top losers include KDDI <9433>.

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 23 23:50 ET