The Nikkei Average fell in Tokyo trading on the 22nd. The morning close was ¥63,917.43, down ¥703 from the previous day, with notable selling in semiconductor-related stocks.
In Tokyo morning trading on the 22nd, the Nikkei Average fell, briefly losing more than ¥700 and dropping below ¥64,000. It was down ¥703.81 from the previous day at ¥63,917.43, while the TOPIX stood at 4,032.22.
The market briefly moved into positive territory on the strength of U.S. stocks, but views questioning the future potential of the AI market weighed on sentiment, and selling spread across semiconductor-related stocks. Concerns about the outlook for the situation in the Middle East were also cited as a factor pushing the market lower.