At 14:00, the Nikkei 225 was down ¥1,497.79 from the previous day at ¥67,533.13, with Advantest the largest drag, contributing a ¥450.91 decline.
At 14:00, the Nikkei 225 stood at ¥67,533.13, down ¥1,497.79 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 1,144 stocks rose, 381 fell and 21 were unchanged, with declining stocks outnumbering advancing stocks overall.
Advantest was the largest negative contributor to the Nikkei 225, at ¥450.91. It was followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥412.11, SoftBank Group at ¥386.73, Kioxia at ¥172.38 and Ibiden at ¥126.75.
Fast Retailing was the largest positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei 225 by ¥151.29, followed by Konami Group at ¥22.59, Recruit Holdings at ¥19.21, Toyota Tsusho at ¥16.59 and Terumo at ¥14.02.
By sector, 25 of 33 sectors rose. The leading sectors were marine transportation, iron and steel, mining, and oil and coal products. The biggest decliners included nonferrous metals, electrical equipment and metal products.