The Japanese stock market experienced a slight decline today, with the Nikkei 225 index down by 0.78%. However, the index has shown a notable increase of 7.85% over the past 30 days, indicating a positive trend in the longer term. In terms of market performance, the advance-decline ratio across all market capitalizations revealed that 2,185 stocks advanced while 1,361 declined, resulting in a ratio of 1.61. Large-cap stocks performed particularly well, with 120 advancing against 57 declining, yielding a ratio of 2.11. Mid-cap stocks also showed strength, with 185 advancing and 87 declining, resulting in a ratio of 2.13. Small-cap stocks had 1,093 advancing and 631 declining, leading to a ratio of 1.73. Among the top performers, Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. led large-cap stocks with a return of 7.94%, while HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. topped mid-cap stocks with a return of 14.81%. In the small-cap sector, Tosho Co., Ltd. excelled with a return of 19.84%. Conversely, TIS, Inc. in the large-cap category and IBIDEN Co., Ltd. in mid-cap faced significant declines of 15.83% and 14.19%, respectively.