The Japanese stock market exhibited a slight uptick today, with the Nikkei 225 index rising by 0.01%. Over the past week, the index has shown a robust increase of 6.71%, and it has surged by 11.47% in the last 30 days, reflecting a positive trend in the market.
In terms of performance across market capitalizations, Fujikura Ltd. emerged as the top performer in the Large Cap category, achieving a return of 5.45%. Conversely, Lasertec Corp. faced challenges, recording a decline of 5.01%. Mid Cap stocks saw Metaplanet KK leading with a return of 5.58%, while Visional, Inc. struggled with a drop of 5.72%. The Small Cap sector was notably dynamic, with Renascience, Inc. soaring by 24.48%, while Datasection, Inc. faced a significant decline of 13.68%.

The overall advance-decline ratio across the market indicated that 1,719 stocks advanced compared to 1,829 that declined, resulting in a ratio of 0.94. Notably, the Large Cap segment had a balanced performance with 86 advancing and 85 declining, while Mid Cap stocks showed a stronger advance with 145 up against 124 down. Small Cap stocks maintained equilibrium with 858 advancing and 854 declining.