In Tokyo trading through the morning close, the Nikkei Average was down ¥529.81 from the previous day and remained weak. AI and semiconductor-related stocks were sold on the back of declines in U.S. technology stocks.
The Nikkei Average stood at ¥68,851.30 at the morning close, down approximately ¥529 from the previous day. Estimated morning trading volume was 1.08899 billion shares, while estimated trading value was ¥4.0647 trillion.
Among individual stocks, Advantest, Kioxia Holdings and Taiyo Yuden declined, while Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Keyence also fell. Meanwhile, Lasertec, SCREEN Holdings and Nintendo attracted buying.
Although the Nikkei Average briefly fell nearly ¥900, more than 70% of Prime Market stocks were trading higher, and the TOPIX edged up. The Nikkei Average's movement was affected by declines in U.S. technology stocks, and the special quotation (SQ) value is estimated to have been ¥68,465.23.