In morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 6th, the Nikkei 225 fell below the ¥60,000 milestone and stood at ¥57,858, down ¥3,219 from the previous day. Selling spread, particularly among AI-related stocks.
In morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 6th, the Nikkei 225 fell sharply for a second straight session, closing the morning at ¥57,858, down ¥3,219 from the previous day. The index fell by more than ¥4,300 at one point during trading, dropping below ¥60,000 for the first time in six months.
One factor behind the market decline was growing concern that data center construction would slow after the Democratic Party's landslide victory in the US midterm elections. This prompted widespread expectations of a slowdown in related demand, and selling prevailed, particularly in AI and semiconductor stocks.
Overall, declines in AI and semiconductor stocks stood out, and the global equity market increasingly took on the appearance of a bear market.