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Company snapshot — Nikon

7731.T in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Nikon makes precision optical equipment, cameras and semiconductor lithography systems, the steppers and scanners that project circuit patterns onto silicon wafers. It is based in Tokyo and has supplied chipmakers with exposure tools for decades, alongside its long-standing camera and optics business.
Where it sits in the stack
In our Rubin Build-Out 100 index, Nikon sits in Layer 2, Fabrication, within the Lithography sleeve, the tool set that patterns silicon at advanced nodes. Foundries cannot proceed to etch or deposition without a lithography step, so Nikon is a supplier constraint on how much wafer capacity can be turned into finished dies.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with the other lithography scanner makers, ASML and Canon, on the reasoning that these are the firms whose tools pattern silicon for advanced-node foundries.
Why Closelook tracks it
Nikon holds a seat in our Rubin Build-Out 100 index. It carries a Closelook score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read on it is still being built.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Nikon's lithography tools keep pace with the move to extreme ultraviolet exposure or remain confined to older deep-ultraviolet nodes, which would shape its share of Layer 2 demand.

Nikon (7731.T) trades on the TSE exchange in Japan, and sits in Layer 2 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for 7731.T, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Rubin Build-Out 100 · Lithography · 2 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Rubin Build-Out 100 · Lithography

EUV and DUV scanner makers. Without these tools, advanced-node foundries cannot pattern silicon.

  • ASMLASML Holding NV ADR
    day
    +1.7%
    vs 50d
    −5.5%
    off high
    −18.5%
    score
    60

    flow: losing force

  • 7751.TCanon
    day
    −0.7%
    vs 50d
    −0.4%
    off high
    −10.5%
    score
    —

    flow: turning up

Compared against 7731.T on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
7731.T+0.3%+0.7%−10.2%−18.7%
Lithography+1.4%−1.4%−4.8%—
Rubin Build-Out 100+1.5%−2.2%−2.9%—

Against the index: 2.9 pts ahead on the week, 7.3 pts behind on the month; against its Lithography sleeve 5.4 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Nikon (7731.T)?

Nikon trades as 7731.T on the TSE exchange (Japan) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is 7731.T in a Closelook index?

Yes — Nikon is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100, as of 2026-09-18.

Where does 7731.T trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 26.9% off its high: 26.9% below its 52-week high, under its 200-day — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is 7731.T doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month Nikon is −10.2% against −2.9% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 7.3 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-17. Its Lithography sleeve is −4.8% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Nikon do?

Nikon makes precision optical equipment, cameras and semiconductor lithography systems, the steppers and scanners that project circuit patterns onto silicon wafers. It is based in Tokyo and has supplied chipmakers with exposure tools for decades, alongside its long-standing camera and optics business. Closelook's peer group places it with the other lithography scanner makers, ASML and Canon, on the reasoning that these are the firms whose tools pattern silicon for advanced-node foundries.

Where does Nikon sit in the AI build-out?

In our Rubin Build-Out 100 index, Nikon sits in Layer 2, Fabrication, within the Lithography sleeve, the tool set that patterns silicon at advanced nodes. Foundries cannot proceed to etch or deposition without a lithography step, so Nikon is a supplier constraint on how much wafer capacity can be turned into finished dies. Nikon holds a seat in our Rubin Build-Out 100 index. It carries a Closelook score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read on it is still being built.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for 7731.T, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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