In the Tokyo market on the morning of the 26th, the Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥100 below the previous Friday's close. It fell as low as ¥62,094.34 during the 9 a.m. hour, then briefly recovered modestly, but the rebound was limited.
The Nikkei 225 was trading around ¥100 below the previous Friday's close and was reported to be around ¥62,600 shortly before 10 a.m. In U.S. markets, the Dow fell, the Nasdaq continued to decline and the SOX rebounded. Selling led in early trading, after which the Nikkei briefly turned higher, but the rebound was limited.
By sector, 10 of the 33 sectors fell and 23 rose. Air transport, services, metal products, nonferrous metals, machinery and precision instruments were among the weaker sectors, while mining and oil stocks were relatively firm.
In the Tokyo foreign exchange market, as of 10:02 a.m., the dollar was trading around ¥157 and the euro in the low ¥176 range.