In Tokyo trading on the 6th, the Nikkei Average fell below ¥60,000 for the first time in about 5.5 months, with declines spreading mainly across AI- and semiconductor-related stocks. Slower investment due to tighter data-center regulations has been cited as an impact on Kagoshima Prefecture.
On the 6th, the Nikkei Average fell more than ¥4,000 at one point, dropping below ¥60,000 for the first time in about 5.5 months. The market saw particularly steep declines in AI- and semiconductor-related stocks.
Against the backdrop of the Democratic Party's landslide victory in the US midterm elections, expectations of tighter AI regulation increased, and this was cited as a factor behind the stock-market decline.
Slower investment activity due to tighter regulations affecting data centers was cited as an impact on Kagoshima Prefecture.
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