The Nikkei 225 fell for a fifth straight session on 6 November, closing at ¥57,434.77, down ¥3,643.13 from the previous day. The decline was the third-largest on record based on closing prices, and the index briefly came within sight of falling below ¥60,000.
The Nikkei 225 fell sharply in Tokyo trading on 6 November, ending at ¥57,434.77, down ¥3,643.13 from the previous day. The market was broadly lower from the open, and at 10:25 a.m. the index fell as much as ¥4,332.09 to ¥56,745.81. Following the previous day's decline in US technology stocks, the drop ranked as the third-largest on record, after 5 August 2024 and 20 October 1987.
TOPIX also fell sharply, down 232.40 points at 3,707.99. Trading volume on the TSE Prime Market reached 4.30583 billion shares, while trading value reached ¥12.4808 trillion. There were 21 advancers, 1,523 decliners and 7 unchanged issues, with 98% of stocks declining.
All 33 sectors fell. Food products declined by approximately 10%, while petroleum and coal products, real estate, non-ferrous metals, and securities and commodity futures also fell by more than 7%. Steel, air transportation, warehousing and transportation-related sectors declined comparatively little.
Among individual stocks, HENNGE, Jinushi, RISO KAGAKU, Nitto Boseki and IIJ were cited among the gainers, while E Guardian, JT, MDM, ROHM and F&LC were among the notable decliners.