The Nikkei Average fell for the first time in 6 trading days, closing at ¥65,877. After reaching an intraday high of ¥67,034 in the morning session, selling prevailed in the afternoon and the decline widened toward the close.
The Nikkei Average opened with buying leading the market and reached ¥67,034 at 9:24 a.m., setting a new high for the day.
Profit-taking selling then emerged, and the Nikkei Average struggled to advance, closing the morning session at ¥66,333, down ¥30. The market remained top-heavy in the afternoon, and the decline widened toward the end of the session, with the index falling ¥486 to ¥65,877 for its first decline in 6 trading days.
TOPIX fell 16 points to 4,112, while the TSE Growth 250 Index in the emerging market fell for a third consecutive day.
Daiichi Sankyo fell 3.4% to ¥2,830, Nintendo fell 1.3% to ¥7,999, and JX Metals rose as much as 2.9% to ¥3,659 before closing down 0.1% at ¥3,551.
Hiday Hidaka rebounded 0.7% to ¥2,872, its first rise in 7 trading days. Parking-sharing service akippa closed at the limit-up level.