In the Tokyo market on the 12th, the Nikkei Stock Average fell ¥429.23 from the previous day to close at ¥60,819.36, marking its first decline in 4 trading days. While developments surrounding reports of the dismissal of NVIDIA's CEO weighed on major customer stocks, inflows into domestic-demand stocks supported the market.
In the Tokyo stock market on the 12th, the Nikkei Stock Average fell for the first time in 4 trading days, closing at ¥60,819.36. It was down ¥429.23 from the previous day, a decline of 0.70%.
Following reports concerning the possible dismissal of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Advantest and Ibiden, which count NVIDIA among their major customers, came under selling pressure, weighing on the Nikkei.
However, funds flowed into domestic-demand stocks such as fisheries, agriculture and forestry, and land transport, providing some support for the broader market.