Abstract: A hybrid type stepping motor includes coils located on the outer or inner periphery of stator yokes provided on a fixed shaft. This structure allows the coils to be disposed more easily and thus at a lower cost. Furthermore, it is possible to achieve a great increase in the density of winding. Auxiliary magnetic plates and auxiliary magnets are disposed at both ends of a stator yoke assembly so that a magnetic circuit is formed at both ends. According to the invention, a motor having any desired number of phases may be achieved. A magnet is disposed in each space between adjacent teeth of either a rotor or a stator or otherwise of both rotor and stator. The magnetomotive force of the magnet suppresses leakage magnetic flux and concentrates the magnetic flux within the region between the rotor and stator. As a result, in operation, an abrupt change in the magnetic flux can be obtained, which leads to an increase in the torque.