The Nikkei 225 stood at ¥65,162.39 at 3 p.m., down ¥106.94 from the previous day. Advantest was the largest drag, weighing on the index by ¥238.95.
The Nikkei 225 stood at ¥65,162.39 at 3 p.m., down ¥106.94 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 658 stocks advanced, 853 declined and 36 were unchanged.
Advantest led the Nikkei 225's negative contributors, weighing on the index by ¥238.95, followed by Fast Retailing at ¥126.31, Tokyo Electron at ¥49.28, Recruit Holdings at ¥34.19 and Kioxia at ¥17.13.
SoftBank Group was the largest positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei 225 by ¥146.42, followed by Fujikura at ¥83.07, Ibiden at ¥46.26, TDK at ¥24.89 and Sumitomo Electric at ¥17.30.
By sector, 17 of the 33 sectors advanced. Nonferrous metals ranked first, followed by oil and coal products, mining, and electric power and gas. Securities and commodities, services, and retail were among the top decliners.