The Nikkei 225 closed all but unchanged at 63,484 on Tuesday as a 7.5% jump in SoftBank Group offset renewed semiconductor selling. The yen slipped to around 154.9 per dollar, the short-sell ratio eased to 39.9%, and all eyes turn to the Bank of Japan’s Sep 17-18 meeting.
Monday split Tokyo in two: the Nikkei 225 fell 0.81% as SoftBank Group plunged 10.7% on AI-slowdown headlines, while the broader TOPIX gained as financials and transport led 14 of 17 sectors higher. Short-selling sat at 38.1% of turnover — the calm end of its recent range.
The Nikkei 225 fell 1.93% to 64,011 on major SQ day as semiconductor names bore the brunt of a hot US PPI print and rising global yields. The TSE short-selling ratio climbed to 44.9%, the top of its recent range, while financials and autos quietly advanced.
The Nikkei 225 recovered from a near-1,000-yen intraday drop to close 0.20% higher at 65,270.95 on Thursday, led by banks on BOJ rate-hike talk. Short selling ran at 42.4% of TSE turnover, with a major SQ settlement due Friday.
The Nikkei 225 gave back a morning rally above 65,600 to close down 0.19% at 65,142.78 on Wednesday, as a firmer yen and Brent crude approaching $100 revived stagflation worries. Energy and steel led; retail and banks lagged. The TSE short-selling ratio stayed elevated at 44.2%.
The Nikkei 225 fell 1.70% to 65,269.33 on Tuesday as a seven-month-high yen hammered autos and chip names. SoftBank Group jumped 5.45% against the tape. Short selling ran at 42.4% of TSE turnover, and the Nikkei VI spiked above 32 ahead of Friday’s major SQ.
Tokyo’s benchmark surged 2.12% to 66,399.84 on a semiconductor and AI-linked rally led by SoftBank Group’s 11% jump, even as the yen firmed and the TOPIX lagged far behind. The short-selling ratio eased to 39.9%, the low end of its recent range.
Tokyo’s rebound on September 4 was real but remarkably narrow: the Nikkei 225 jumped 1.26% to 65,020.94 on a SoftBank-led tech surge while the TOPIX proxy closed almost flat. Short-selling eased to 39.9% of turnover, and a firmer yen pressured exporters ahead of the BOJ’s upcoming policy meeting.
The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.17% to 64,214.48 while TOPIX rose 0.5% as a sharp yen rally and near-certain BOJ hike odds drove money out of tech and into financials and sogo shosha. Short selling held at 43.5% of TSE turnover.
Tokyo split on Tuesday: the Nikkei 225 eased 0.15% to 66,215 while TOPIX rose 0.51% as money rotated out of tech into cyclicals. Long JGB yields pressed toward 3%, the yen held just under 160, and the TSE short-sell ratio printed an elevated 41.8%.