The Nikkei Average extended its decline in Tokyo trading on the morning of the 9th. Selling led by AI and semiconductor stocks, and the decline briefly exceeded ¥800. The morning close was ¥68,512.30, down ¥529.81 from the previous day, while dip-buying in futures helped stabilize the market.
The Nikkei Average extended its decline in Tokyo trading on the morning of the 9th, closing the morning session at ¥68,512.30, down ¥529.81 (0.77%) from the previous day. Selling led by AI and semiconductor stocks, and the decline briefly exceeded ¥800. However, substantial dip-buying emerged in Nikkei Average futures on persistent expectations for further gains, bringing the selling to an end and limiting the decline.
In U.S. trading on the 8th, the Dow rebounded slightly, while the Nasdaq Composite and the SOX Index ended down 1.25% and 3.38%, respectively, creating a flow in which trends in AI and semiconductor stocks drove the Nikkei Average lower. The move spilled over into Tokyo trading after the FT reported that OpenAI's sales outlook was below expectations, affecting stocks including Arm Holdings, a subsidiary of SBG.
As of the morning close, estimated trading value on the TSE Prime Market was ¥4.0647 trillion and trading volume was 1.08899 billion shares. There were 303 decliners, 1,220 advancers and 28 unchanged issues. TOPIX was up 0.03% at 4,092.50, while the JPX Prime 250 Index was down 0.13% at 1,724.09 at the end of the morning session.
Among individual stocks as of the morning close, Fast Retailing, TDK and Fujikura declined, while Murata Manufacturing, Furukawa Electric and ROHM also fell. In contrast, Recruit Holdings, Sony Group, Konami Group and Nintendo rose, while Honda and Kawasaki Kisen attracted buying. These moves indicated broad-based appetite for dip-buying.