On the 4th, the first trading day after the holiday, the Nikkei Average fell more than ¥1,800 at one point on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Sell orders spread, particularly among semiconductor stocks, amid uncertainty over the outlook for AI-related investment.
In trading after the holiday, the Nikkei Average fell more than ¥1,800 at one point. Market-wide jitters spread, and sell orders prevailed.
As vote counting proceeded in the U.S. midterm elections, uncertainty over the outlook for AI-related investment increased, and selling is viewed as having spread, particularly across semiconductor stocks.
The move suggests that selling pressure was placed on stocks, particularly semiconductor shares, and caution remains over the market outlook.