Tokyo snapped a two-day winning streak on Friday: the Nikkei 225 fell 0.94% to 68,309.46 as SoftBank Group dropped 5.8% and semiconductor names gave back part of the week’s surge. The TSE short-selling ratio hit 41.1% — the defensive tone in positioning persists.
The Nikkei 225 surged 3.30% to 68,956.72 on a ferocious semiconductor rally after Micron’s record earnings, but the advance was strikingly narrow: the TOPIX proxy added just 0.67%, banks fell hard, and the TSE short-selling ratio printed 38.8%.
The Nikkei 225 closed Wednesday at 66,753.72, up 1.94%, led by SoftBank Group’s 6.6% surge and a broad bank rally, while the TSE short-selling ratio eased to 40.4% — the softer end of its recent range.
The Nikkei 225 fell 0.60% for a second straight loss as rising global yields and oil pressed on breadth — only one of 17 sectors advanced — while SCREEN and Disco rallied hard and Tokyo Electron gained ground. The TSE short-sell ratio held elevated at 43.1% into fiscal half-year-end ex-dividend week.
The Nikkei 225 gave back an opening pop to close down 0.73% at 65,877.62 on Monday as the yen strengthened on BOJ rate-hike speculation, Nidec collapsed 17.6%, and TSE short selling climbed to 44.3% of turnover — the top of its recent range.
The Nikkei 225 closed Friday at 66,364.20, up 1.30% for a fifth consecutive advance, with banks and semiconductor names doing the heavy lifting while SoftBank Group lagged. The TSE short-sell ratio eased to 40.0% and the yen held near 158 per dollar.
Tokyo returned from an extended holiday with a two-speed tape: the Nikkei 225 rose 0.76% on semiconductor strength while the TOPIX proxy slipped, ex-dividend mechanics weighed on high-yield names, and USD/JPY at 158.40 kept intervention watchers busy. The TSE short-sell ratio held mid-range at 41.0%.
The Nikkei 225 rose 1.38% to 65,018.95 on Friday after the Bank of Japan raised rates 25bp to 1.25% on a 7-2 split. Markets read the move as dovish: the yen slid to 157.80, semiconductor names surged, and the TOPIX proxy actually fell. Short selling eased to 39.4% of turnover.
The Nikkei 225 closed up 0.33% at 64,136.25 on Thursday, surrendering most of an early 700-point surge as investors squared up ahead of Friday’s Bank of Japan decision and a long holiday weekend. The short-selling ratio held at 41.4% — elevated but within its recent band.
The Nikkei 225 shook off a soft US lead to close 0.69% higher at 63,923 on Wednesday, powered by energy and chip-equipment names, with the yen at 155 and the Bank of Japan decision two days away. Short selling ran at 41.5% of TSE turnover.