In morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 22nd, the Nikkei 225 fell, closing the morning session down ¥703.81 at ¥63,917.43. Selling in AI and semiconductor-related stocks, prompted by declines in U.S. semiconductor-related stocks in after-hours trading, pushed the Nikkei lower.
In morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the 22nd, the Nikkei 225 fell, closing the morning session down ¥703.81 from the previous day at ¥63,917.43.
Lam Research, a major U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker, fell in after-hours trading following its earnings announcement. The decline weighed on the Tokyo market, where selling spread to AI and semiconductor-related stocks.
The Nikkei temporarily rose in the morning on gains in U.S. stocks the previous day, but trading was generally characterized by downside pressure.