Tokyo Stock Exchange presented a mixed closing this Tuesday, April 2

The Tokyo Stock Exchange had a mixed close this Tuesday, with a rise of 0.09% in its main index, the Nikkei, after the hunt for bargains was offset by caution in the face of rumors of a possible intervention to stop the recent trend of depreciation of the and in.

He Nikkeiwhich brings together the 225 most representative titles on the market, It advanced 35.82 points, to 39,838.91 integers.

On the other hand, the broader selective Topixwhich includes the firms in the main section, those with the largest capitalization, fell 0.25% or 6.77 points, reaching 2,714.45 units.

The Tokyo stock market opened higher and moved into positive territory during the first half of the session, after investors got carried away with the hunt for bargains, especially in the semiconductor sector, following the 1.4% drop in the day before after the first drop in business confidence in the country in a year.

The Nikkei was cutting gains in the morning and fell into losses in the first hour of the second half, to experience a volatile afternoon, after caution began to weigh among some investors due to rumors of a possible intervention to stop the fall of the yen, and the lack of other stimuli.

The Japanese currency moved this Tuesday between 151.49 and 151.80 units per dollar, close to the 152 integer barrier, which some consider a potential limit for action.

Gains were widespread among the day’s most traded companies, with semiconductor analysis equipment maker Lasertec up 1.92%, chipmaker Tokyo Electron up 3.42% and chipmaker Tokyo Electron up 2.02%. also a company in the Disco sector.

Among those that recorded losses were the automotive firm Toyota, which lost 0.16%, and the banks Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui, which fell 0.03% and 0.11%, respectively.

In the main section, 1,344 companies fell compared to 286 that advanced, while 22 closed unchanged.

The trading volume amounted to 4.4 trillion yen (about 27 billion euros).