在2024年的最后一个交易日，日经225指数下跌383点，跌幅近1%，收于39894点，在上周该指数达到五个月高点后出现一些获利回吐的情况下，结束了两天的涨幅。投资者似乎感到不安，因为他们找不到日经指数突破40000点的明确原因。该指数跌幅最大的是日产汽车，下跌6.4%。与此同时，芯片测试设备制造商Advantest下跌2.5%。日本制造业巨头日本电产出人意料地主动收购牧野铣床后，牧野铣床的股票无人交易。尽管如此，受强劲的企业盈利和日元疲软提振的出口导向型行业的推动，市场本月上涨4.4%，使2024年全年上涨近20%，这是有史以来最好的一年。与此同时，整体指数下跌0.6%，但当月上涨3.8%，全年上涨17.6%。日本股市将在下一交易日因新年假期休市后于1月6日恢复活动。
The Nikkei 225 dipped 383 points or near 1% to end at 39,894 on the last trading day of 2024, snapping two-day gains amid some profit-taking after the index hit a five-month peak last week. Investors seemed unsettled as they could not find clear reasons for the Nikkei to cross the 40,000 level. The biggest percentage loser on the index was Nissan Motor, slipping by 6.4%. Meanwhile, chip-testing equipment maker Advantest was down by 2.5%. Makino Milling Machine's shares were untraded after a surprise unsolicited takeover bid by Japanese manufacturing giant Nidec. Nevertheless, markets jumped 4.4% for the month, bringing an almost 20% jump for the full 2024, the best year on record, buoyed by strong corporate earnings and a weaker yen boosting export-oriented sectors. Meanwhile, the broader index fell 0.6% but logged gains of 3.8% for the month and 17.6% for the year. The Japanese markets will resume activity on January 6 after closing for the New Year holidays from the next session.
