Nikkei Industry Sector
Securities
Overview
Japan's securities sector within the Nikkei 225 includes major brokerage firms, investment banks, and market infrastructure operators. These companies facilitate capital market activity for domestic and international participants, providing equity underwriting, bond distribution, asset management, and market-making services.
Current Trend
Japan's expanded NISA (Nippon Individual Savings Account) program, dramatically enlarged in 2024, has triggered a structural surge in retail investor participation. Millions of new individual investors entering the market represent a durable tailwind for retail brokerage revenues and asset management fee income that extends well beyond cyclical market conditions.
Companies in This Sector
2
Today's Avg. Price Change
-2.10%
Simple average of constituent stock price changes vs. previous close. Not a sector index.
Updated: 2026-09-02 (JST)
Position in Japan
The securities sector's performance is closely correlated with equity market activity—commission revenues, underwriting fees, and trading income all expand in rising markets. The Nikkei 225's strong performance in recent years has supported elevated activity levels, and ongoing corporate governance reform is generating a surge in M&A advisory and restructuring transactions.
Latest Press Releases
03
Sep
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-09-02 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “On September 2, 2026, underwriting of the real estate security token "Mitsui & Co. Group's Digital Securities – Shinagawa Office & Hotel – (Transfer Restricted)" [PDF: 405KB].”
02
Sep
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-09-01 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “Regarding the completion of the public offering and issuance of the real estate security token "Wealth Realty Token Six Senses Kyoto (with transfer restrictions)".”
01
Sep
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-08-31 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “Announcement of the publication of "Nomura Report 2026".”
29
Aug
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-08-28 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “Regarding the establishment of a new ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) that tracks the "Solactive Global Memory Index (including pre-tax dividends)".”
29
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-28 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “Regarding fundraising by officers and employees for the Kumamoto Earthquake of 2026 (August 28, 2026) [PDF: 152KB].”
27
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-26 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “On August 26, 2026, Daiwa Corporate Investment and Main Sequence Ventures began collaborating to establish the Japan-Australia deep tech growth fund "Sakura Fund" [PDF: 200KB].”
27
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-26 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “Notice of underwriting of "Water Bonds" issued by the Asian Development Bank on August 26, 2026 [PDF: 150KB].”
22
Aug
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-08-21 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “Laser Digital Japan has completed its registration as a cryptocurrency exchange operator in Japan.”
22
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-21 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “On August 21, 2026, we were awarded the contract for the "FY2026 Project to Promote Activities for Attracting Large-Scale Agricultural Corporations, etc." [PDF: 259KB].”
20
Aug
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-08-19 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “We are pleased to announce the launch of "E-Prime Direct," an investor-facing web channel that enables issuers to offer their security tokens to investors.”
20
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-19 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “Notice Regarding the Determination of Exercise Price, etc., for Stock Options (New Share Acquisition Rights) as of August 19, 2026 [PDF: 117KB].”
18
Aug
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-08-17 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “We have launched a financial and economic education program for high school students that starts from individual values.”
14
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-13 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “On August 13, 2026, Daiwa Institute of Research announced it would strengthen the quality control functions of its AI migration tool "Smartrans" and begin full-scale application to large-scale systems [PDF: 148KB].”
08
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-07 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “Announcement regarding the issuance of Tokushima Prefecture Sustainability Bonds "Tokushima Prefecture SDGs Bonds" on August 7, 2026 [PDF: 293KB].”
08
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-07 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “On August 7, 2026, a Daiwa Institute of Research employee was selected for the "2026 OCI Top Partner Engineers" for the second consecutive year [PDF: 184KB].”
06
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-05 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “August 5, 2026: Development of a total asset consulting platform exclusively for Daiwa Securities with Sakana AI moves from the technical verification phase to the production development phase [PDF: 224KB].”
05
Aug
Nomura Holdings, Inc. JP3762600009
2026-08-04 Nomura Holdings, Inc. “We supported Kawasaki Heavy Industries' large-scale fundraising, including the world's first transition convertible bond (CB).”
05
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-04 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “On August 4, 2026, the company was selected for all six domestic equity ESG indices adopted by GPIF for the fourth consecutive year [PDF: 116KB].”
04
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-03 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “Notice Regarding the Issuance of Stock Options via Stock Acquisition Rights, dated August 3, 2026 [PDF: 156KB].”
04
Aug
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. JP3502200003
2026-08-03 Daiwa Securities Group Inc. “August 3, 2026 (Progress of Disclosed Matters) Notice Regarding Completion of Acquisition of All Shares of ORIX Bank Corporation (Making it a Subsidiary) [PDF: 107KB].”