The Nikkei average fell by approximately ¥3,000 at one point, as risk-off sentiment spread across the market against the backdrop of the US midterm elections. Investors reportedly increased their preference for safe-haven assets, intensifying selling pressure in the equity market.
The Nikkei average fell by nearly ¥3,000 at one point, with risk-off sentiment reportedly spreading against the backdrop of the US midterm elections. Views that uncertainty would increase became widespread in the market, strengthening caution as a factor behind the decline.
Investors are said to have shifted funds into safe-haven assets, and the movements of the US market and fluctuations in long-term interest rates have been cited as possible factors affecting the Japanese market as well.
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