The Nikkei Stock Average rose by more than 500 yen following the trend that the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its highest level for two consecutive business days in the Tokyo Stock Market on the 26th and the New York Market on the 25th.
▽ Nikkei Stock Average, closing price on the 26th is 505.60 yen higher than the 25th, 29,106.1 yen.
▽ Tokyo Stock Price Index = Topics also rose by 22.98, 2018.40.
▽ Daily trading volume was 1,141.96 million shares.
Market officials said, "In response to the announcement of financial results of companies that are in full swing in the United States exceeding market expectations, Japanese companies have also placed buy orders for a wide range of stocks in anticipation of a recovery in business performance. On the other hand, there was a move to refrain from trading due to the desire to determine the financial results of Japanese companies that are about to begin in earnest, and the afternoon trading was in the low 29,100 yen range. "