At the afternoon-session opening on the 5th, the Nikkei 225 opened at ¥61,862.89, down ¥325.74 from the previous day. The price at the opening was ¥61,862.89, confirming the day-on-day decline.
At the afternoon-session opening on the 5th, the Nikkei 225 was down ¥325.74 from the previous day, opening at ¥61,862.89. The article reports the opening at this level as a fact.
Market conditions on the same day were reported as showing the Nikkei 225 opening lower day on day, indicating that movements in the equity market were continuing.