The Nikkei Average was temporarily down more than ¥1,900 in the Tokyo stock market on the 13th, as selling of semiconductor-related stocks in the US market the previous day spread to Japan. Kioxia Holdings, Tokyo Electron and Advantest were among the stocks that fell sharply.
In the Tokyo market on Monday the 13th, the Nikkei Average temporarily fell more than ¥1,900 from the previous Friday. The morning closing level was ¥67,292.39, down ¥1,738.53.
Following news in the US market that a Chinese company had begun producing next-generation memory chips, the selling of semiconductor stocks spread to the Tokyo market, pushing down the Nikkei Average. Kioxia Holdings fell sharply, while related stocks including Tokyo Electron and Advantest also declined.