As of 1 p.m., the Nikkei 225 was down ¥3,518.77 from the previous day at ¥57,559.13. Declines among constituent stocks were pronounced, with SoftBank Group exerting the largest downward impact on the Nikkei 225.
As of 1 p.m., the Nikkei 225 was down ¥3,518.77 from the previous day at ¥57,559.13. Declining stocks overwhelmingly outnumbered advancing stocks on the TSE Prime Market, with 2 stocks rising and 222 falling, resulting in a broad-based market decline.
SoftBank Group made the largest negative contribution to the Nikkei 225, pushing it down by ¥354.36 on its own, followed by Fast Retailing at ¥261.32, Advantest at ¥233.01, Tokyo Electron at ¥231.09 and TDK at ¥90.51.
Daikin made the largest positive contribution, pushing the index up by ¥8.09, while Taiyo Yuden added ¥2.22.
All 33 sectors declined. Food products recorded the largest drop, followed by oil and coal products, nonferrous metals, wholesale trade, real estate and other products.