The Nikkei Average closed ¥407 lower than the previous day at ¥64,916.70 in Tokyo trading on the 19th, after briefly falling more than ¥1,400 before recovering.
The Nikkei Stock Average ended trading in Tokyo on the 19th at ¥64,916.70, down ¥407.59 from the end of the previous week, marking a decline for the first time in 2 trading days. The index fell more than ¥1,400 at one point in the morning, but narrowed its decline in the afternoon before closing.
In the US market, concern about massive investment related to AI and companies’ financial strength spread, weighing particularly on IT and semiconductor stocks. This also affected the Japanese market, where AI and semiconductor stocks with a large impact on the Nikkei Average were prone to declines.