In Tokyo trading after the market holiday, the outlook for AI-related investment was viewed as uncertain as vote counting in the US midterm elections progressed, and the Nikkei Average fell.
In Tokyo equity trading after the holiday, uncertainty over the outlook for AI-related investment was priced in, and the Nikkei Average fell.
AI and semiconductor-related stocks were reported to have been weak in trading on the 4th.
The status of vote counting in the US midterm elections was viewed as a market factor, and there was speculation that investors focused on AI-related and semiconductor stocks.