The Nikkei Stock Average began trading lower and selling temporarily intensified late in the session, but losses remained limited. Against a backdrop of trends in US markets and rising crude oil prices, the Nikkei closed on the 2nd at ¥68,309.46, down ¥647.26 from the previous day.
The previous day’s US stock market rose slightly, but reports that the possibility of intensified attacks on Iran had emerged amid rising crude oil prices generated increasingly negative sentiment as the day progressed.
There was an error stating 640,000 yen for the Nikkei on the 2nd, but the actual closing figure was ¥68,309.46, down ¥647.26 from the previous day. Trading volume at the close was 2.51171 billion shares, and trading value was ¥8.2978 trillion.
By sector, non-ferrous metals, mining, and oil and coal products rose, while securities and commodity futures trading, real estate, and other financial services declined.
Among individual stocks, Advantest, Fujikura, BayCurrent, and Sumitomo Electric rose, while SoftBank Group, Tokyo Electron, Fast Retailing, Terumo, and Recruit Holdings declined.