The rise in Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange Index was mainly driven by the rise in the banking and service sector. The TSE index rose 0.3% to 4,112.59; the Nikkei index fell 0.1% to 66,886.70. Market expectations for the Bank of Japan's early interest rate hike are heating up, boosting the banking sector. Among them, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group contributed the most to the rise in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Index, rising 2.3%. Of the 1,637 constituent stocks of the index, 942 rose, 608 fell, and 87 remained flat.

The rise in Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange Index was mainly driven by the rise in the banking and service sector. The TSE index rose 0.3% to 4,112.59; the Nikkei index fell 0.1% to 66,886.70. Market expectations for the Bank of Japan's early interest rate hike are heating up, boosting the banking sector. Among them, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group contributed the most to the rise in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Index, rising 2.3%. Of the 1,637 constituent stocks of the index, 942 rose, 608 fell, and 87 remained flat.