30,000 yen below
Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell sharply for the first time in four days.
Following the momentum of the Dow reaching a record high, it opened near 30,208 yen (up 119 yen from the previous day), but profit-taking sold off after three straight advances up to the previous day.
It initially turned downward, and subsequent rebound was limited, slipping back into negative territory again.
In the late afternoon, there was a moment when the decline widened to 29,665.5 yen (down 423 yen from the previous day).
There was also talk that profit-taking selling intensified after the market crossed the 30,000 level.
And with selling to realize profits spreading more than expected, the decline likely widened as well.
The Mothers Index also fell for the first time in six days.
Profit-taking selling led the way...
Nikkei Stock Average 29,696.63 -392.62 -1.30% (close; first drop in four days)
25-day moving average deviation +1.12%
Dow Average CFD 33,443% -84 -0.25
WTI crude oil near month 59.40 -2.00%
Shanghai Composite 3,481.72 -2.67 -0.08%
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index: Closed
SQ values: 29,282 yen 41 sen (3/12) 26,713 yen 47 sen (December Major SQ)
TOPIX 1,954.34 -29.20 -1.47% (first decline in four days)
Foreign exchange: 1 USD = 110.225 JPY; 1 EUR = 130.208 JPY; Bitcoin 6476.516, +2.81%
TSE Mothers 1,225.66 -14.97 -1.21% (first drop in six days)
Nikkei Jasdaq Average 3,938.31 -18.21 -0.46% (three-day drop)
TSE 2nd Section Index 7,509.46 -40.29 -0.53% (three-day decline)
TSE First Section trading volume was 1,135.87 million shares, with trading value of 2,494.3 billion yen.
TSE First Section market breadth: advancers 248 (11%), decliners 1,897 (86%), unchanged 45 (2%).
By sector, only one sector rose and 32 sectors fell.
Top gainers: Securities, Financials, and Commodities.
Top decliners: Mining, Pharmaceuticals, Banking, Airlines, Precision Instruments, Transportation Equipment, Petroleum & Coal Products, Other Financials, …
TSE First Section top gainers include Monex Group <8698> [currently 1,083 yen, +86 yen] Studio Alice <2305> [currently 2,279 yen, +171 yen]
Kewpie <2809> [currently 2,697 yen, +174 yen] Silite <5358> [currently 705 yen, +32 yen]
Top decliners include JTECKORP <3446> [currently 3,200 yen, -410 yen] Shimura <8227> [currently 11,660 yen, -1,220 yen]
JIA <7172> [currently 1,540 yen, -146 yen] Nippon CMK <6958> [currently 490 yen, -43 yen]
Three megabanks: Mitsubishi UFJ <8306> [currently 598.0 yen, -12.6 yen] Mizuho <8411> [currently 1,580.5 yen, -46.0 yen]
Sumitomo Mitsui <8316> [currently 3,962.0 yen, -91 yen]
Nomura <8604> [currently 596.0 yen, -0.8 yen] Daiwa <8601> [currently 573.0 yen, -4.0 yen]
SoftBank Group <9984> [currently 9,881 yen, -112 yen] Toyota <7203> [currently 8,366 yen, -95 yen]
Sony <6758> [currently 12,080 yen, -250 yen] Fujifilm <4901> [currently 6,619 yen, -70 yen] Takeda <4502> [currently 3,894 yen, -130 yen]
Nikkei Leverage <1570> [currently 33,900 yen, -800 yen] Nikkei Double Inverse <1357> [currently 402 yen, +11 yen]
International VIX <1552> [currently 3,825 yen, 0 yen] Dow Bear <2041> [currently 3,100 yen, -10 yen]
WTI Crude ETF <1671> [currently 1,254 yen, -35 yen]
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