The Japanese stock market experienced a mixed performance today, with the Nikkei 225 index declining by 1.63%. However, over the past 30 days, the index has shown a positive trend, rising by 1.06%.
In the large-cap sector, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. emerged as the top performer, posting a return of 3.18%. Conversely, SoftBank Group Corp. struggled, recording a decline of 7.59%. The mid-cap segment saw Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. leading with a return of 7.8%, while Metaplanet KK faced challenges, declining by 6.97%.

Small-cap stocks displayed notable volatility, with Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. achieving an impressive return of 21.08%. In contrast, LAND Co., Ltd. fell by 10.0%.

Overall, the advance-decline ratio across the market indicated that 1,677 stocks advanced while 1,866 declined, resulting in a ratio of 0.9x. The large-cap sector had 70 advancing stocks against 105 declining, yielding a ratio of 0.67x. Mid-cap stocks had 114 advancing and 153 declining, with a ratio of 0.75x, while small-cap stocks saw 736 advancing and 962 declining, resulting in a ratio of 0.77x.