{"id":59680,"date":"2026-08-15T10:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/uncategorized\/japans-nikkei-edges-higher-with-profit-taking-and-market-adjustments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:48:45","slug":"japans-nikkei-edges-higher-with-profit-taking-and-market-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/japans-nikkei-edges-higher-with-profit-taking-and-market-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Nikkei edges higher with profit-taking and market adjustments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nikkei edges higher with a 0.21% increase, while the broader Topix declines by 0.13%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Profit-taking follows last week&#8217;s record highs for both Nikkei and Topix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan&#8217;s Nikkei share average saw a modest recovery on Monday, with the index rising by 0.21% to 40,999.80 by the midday break. In contrast, the broader Topix index dipped by 0.13% to 2880.32. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Media-1-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"The image displays a candlestick chart of the Nikkei 225 index (Symbol: Nikkei225) on a four-hour timeframe, showing the price movement over a specific period. The trend shows a slight decrease of -0.15%, with an open price of 41,006.65, a close price of 40,944.15, a high of 41,124.15, and a low of 40,797.15. The chart includes multiple indicators: Moving Averages (MA) with various periods (5, 10, 20, 30), indicating the average price over these timeframes. The volume is represented by vertical bars at the bottom, showing the number of trades executed. The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is positioned at the bottom, helping identify changes in the strength, direction, momentum, and duration of a trend in the stock's price.\" class=\"wp-image-14088\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SEE: Nikkei sees recovery after profit-taking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VT Markets app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This movement comes after both main stock indexes touched fresh all-time peaks last week, prompting market participants to secure profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Nikkei Stock Average temporarily rose to the 41,100-yen level, reaching an all-time high for the first time in about three months during trading hours.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PaD5awL8df\">https:\/\/t.co\/PaD5awL8df<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Japan Economy Feed (@feed_economy_jp) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/feed_economy_jp\/status\/1809903753031733682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Record highs from Topix index<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The benchmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/indices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nikkei index\">Nikkei index<\/a> experienced a sharp rise last week, hitting an all-time intra-day high of 41,100.13 on Friday, while the Topix reached a record peak of 2,906.80. Such peaks often lead to a phase of profit-taking, and this time was no exception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trader sentiment was somewhat bolstered by firmer Wall Street stock indexes at the end of last week, influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0c25b7ab-55ca-4250-bafa-81bdf63d81d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"softer-than-expected U.S. labor data\">softer-than-expected U.S. labor data<\/a>. However, this boost was insufficient to drive Japanese shares higher on Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/aussie-approaches-six-month-high-despite-diverging-rate-expectations\/\">Aussie approaches six-month high despite diverging rate expectations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market players remain cautious ahead of potential risks this week, particularly regarding interpretations of Federal Reserve Chair Powell&#8217;s testimony and upcoming U.S. inflation data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Softbank takes lead in individual stock performance<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the Nikkei&#8217;s 225 constituents, 83 shares advanced while 139 declined. SoftBank Group (9984) notably gained 2.4%, providing the biggest lift to the Nikkei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This rise followed the surge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/cfd-shares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"U.S.-listed shares\">U.S.-listed shares<\/a> of British chip designer ARM Holdings (ARM), in which SoftBank holds a 90% stake, reaching an all-time high. On the other hand, Yaskawa Electric (6506) fell by 3.6% after its latest revenue results disappointed investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is probable that the performance of Japanese equities will likely be influenced by further economic data from the U.S. and any changes in market expectations regarding the Federal Reserve&#8217;s policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Create your live VT Markets account<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>start trading<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0now.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Start trading now \u2014 click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account.<\/b>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<!-- vt-src:14087 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nikkei share average saw modest gains on Monday, tempered by profit-taking following last week&#8217;s record highs. 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