The Nikkei Index fluctuated throughout the day, closing up 90 points. Real estate stocks rose, while Aeon bucked the trend, plummeting nearly 7%.

Japan's real GDP for the third quarter contracted at an annualized quarterly rate of 2.3%, underperforming expectations. Markets are awaiting the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week, with a forecasted cut of 25 basis points. The yen initially rose then retreated during the Asian session, with USD/JPY trading at 155.37. The Nikkei Index opened 151 points higher this morning (August 8), but fell as much as 267 points in early trading, reaching a low of 50,224 points. The decline subsequently narrowed, and the index reversed to close up 90 points or 0.18% at 50,581 points. Wire and cable company Fujikura (5803.JP) surged 7% for the day, marking the largest gain among index stocks. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.JP) rose 3.1%. Real estate stocks advanced, with Mitsubishi Estate...

AASTOCKSDec 8 16:24

The Nikkei Average rebounded with a gain of 90 yen, as active trading remained limited and movements were subdued in the afternoon session on the 8th.

In the afternoon session on the 8th, the Nikkei Stock Average rebounded to 50,581.94 yen, up 90.07 yen from the previous week's close, while the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) also rose by 21.75 points to 3,384.31 points. The Nikkei Average saw buying lead from the morning, and at 9:00 AM shortly after the market opened, it reached a high of 50,678.05 yen, up 186.18 yen. However, the upward momentum faded as semiconductor-related stocks such as Advantest and Tokyo Electron, which had been leading the rally, began to decline.

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Today's flows: 12/08 Fujikura saw an inflow of JPY¥ 15.94 billion, SoftBank Group saw an outflow of JPY¥ 47.58 billion

On December 8th, the TSE Main Market saw an inflow of JPY¥ 828.58 billion and an outflow of JPY¥ 871.09 billion.$Fujikura(5803.JP)$, $Kioxia Holdings(285A.JP)$ and $Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(7011.

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