The Nikkei 225 fell by more than ¥3,000 at one point on the 4th. Concerns about tighter AI regulation have intensified against the backdrop of developments in the US midterm elections, and the decline widened further in the afternoon.
The Nikkei 225 fell sharply by more than ¥3,000 at one point.
Market participants' expectations regarding the outcome of the US midterm elections have raised concerns about tighter AI regulation, which is said to have affected the stock market.
The decline widened further in the afternoon, and investor selling continued. Market participants, watching the Democrats' vote tally, said they wanted to assess the impact on the presidential election as well.
There is growing speculation that selling was led by AI-related stocks in this move.