As of 10:00 a.m., the Nikkei 225 stood at ¥64,175.31, down ¥741.39 from the previous day, with SBG the largest negative contributor, pulling the index down by ¥212.78.
As of 10:00 a.m., the Nikkei 225 was trading at ¥64,175.31, down ¥741.39 from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, 366 stocks were higher, 1134 were lower and 47 were unchanged, with decliners far outnumbering advancers.
SBG was the largest negative contributor to the Nikkei 225 at ¥212.78, followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥93.55, Fujikura at ¥47.53, Kyocera at ¥42.07 and TDK at ¥39.69.
Fast Retailing was the largest positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei by ¥62.30, followed by Konami Group, Advantest, Nintendo and Terumo, which made modest contributions.
By sector, 6 of the 33 sectors were higher. Steel, other products, fisheries and retail were among the top gainers, while nonferrous metals, glass and marine transportation were among the leading decliners.