The Nikkei Average fell in the Tokyo stock market after the weekend, temporarily dropping below ¥64,000. Reports said weakness in U.S. technology stocks weighed on the market.
The Nikkei Average fell in the Tokyo stock market after the weekend, with the decline temporarily exceeding ¥1,400. The market briefly moved below ¥64,000 for the first time in approximately one month.
One reported factor was the view that weak performance by U.S. technology stocks was weighing on the market as a whole.