Japanese stocks fell approximately ¥160 on the 28th, with the Nikkei 225's losses widening in the afternoon session. Ibiden, Kioxia and Fast Retailing were among the biggest contributors to the decline, while SoftBank Group and Tokyo Electron led positive contributions.
The Nikkei 225 traded around ¥160 below the previous Friday's level, with losses widening from 12:45 p.m. into the afternoon session. It fell to around ¥66,165.73 at 12:31 p.m., while the exchange rate held around 1 USD = ¥157.70.
Ibiden, Kioxia and Fast Retailing ranked among the biggest negative contributors to the Nikkei 225, while SoftBank Group, Tokyo Electron and Advantest ranked among the biggest positive contributors.
As of the afternoon, market data showed trading volume on the Prime Market at more than 11.4 billion shares and trading value at more than ¥4 trillion. The information was provided by Wealth Advisor.