"Asian Stocks" Nikkei fluctuated and rose 106 points in the half-day session, with the exchange rate at 155.87

The market is watching the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week, and major stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region generally declined this morning (9th). The mainland Shanghai and Shenzhen markets fell by 0.1% and rose by 0.1% respectively, while the New Zealand 50 Index, Australia 200 Index, Taiwan stocks, and South Korean stocks dropped by 0.3% to 0.7%. Hong Kong stocks fell by 0.9%, while Singapore stocks rose by 0.2%. The yuan exchange rate remained stable during the Asian session, with the US dollar against the Japanese yen at 155.87. The Nikkei Index continued its upward trend from the previous day, opening 95 points higher this morning (9th), and at one point rose 186 points to reach 50,768 points before reversing downwards, falling 164 points to a low of 50,417 points. Near noon, it stabilized and continued to rise by 106 points or 0.2%, closing at 50,688 points.

Heavy industry stocks showed a mixed performance, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.JP) rising 0.8%, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012.JP) up 4.8%, and IHI Corp (7013.JP) slightly down by 0.1%.

Semiconductor equipment stocks performed well, with Tokyo Electron (8035.JP) rising 1.2%, Lasertec (6920.JP) up 2.4%, and Disco (6146.JP) increasing by 5.4%, making them the best performers among index stocks.

Weighted stocks supported the market, with SoftBank (9984.JP) slightly up by 0.2%, Tokyo Electric Power (9501.JP) and Rakuten (4755.JP) rising by 1.5% to 1.6%, and robotics manufacturer Fanuc (6954.JP) up 3.7%. Mitsubishi UFJ (8306.JP) and Nissan (7201.JP) each fell slightly by 0.1%