Sector of 5/7 and individual stock trends / Nikkei Stock Average hits new high, led by AI and semiconductor-related stocks
5/7Sector and individual stock movements
5Month7Day, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by3320.72yen (5.58%) to a high of62833.84yen, greatly surpassing the prior high on4Month27day. The rise set a new record. The total trading value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market expanded to10trillion8,448billion yen.2022 year, including the pre-Prime Market era at TSE First Section, also reached a record high.
Globally, expectations for growth in semiconductor companies are rising. AI- and semiconductor-related stocks are leading, with major indices in the United States, Japan, and Korea repeatedly reaching new highs.
Regarding the Nikkei 225, SoftBank Group (9984) rose by804.53yen, Advantest (6857) rose by458.58yen, and Tokyo Electron (8035) rose by429.42yen, lifting the Nikkei average. Overall, the number of advancing issues on the Nikkei 225 was174, the number of unchanged issues was2, and the number of declining issues was49. In the Tokyo Stock Exchange's33 sectors, rising prices were notable in nonferrous metals, metal products, information and telecommunications, etc.