The Nikkei opened sharply lower, and the battle around the ¥65,000 level continues. The market, however, recovered to a modest gain in the morning session, with futures-driven price swings now in focus.
The Nikkei opened sharply lower, with headlines reporting a decline of more than ¥600.
Although the market recovered to around +0.11% by the morning close and posted a modest rebound, buying and selling remained evenly matched.
The market continues to test the ¥65,000 level, and price swings are expected to widen as futures trading takes the lead.
Differences in sector performance may become increasingly pronounced. The sources comprise multiple Yahoo! Finance stock news reports and index data.