The Nikkei 225 fell more than ¥2,100 at one point, dipping below ¥66,000. Selling spread, centered on AI- and semiconductor-related stocks, as caution over rising interest rates due to the situation in the Middle East intensified.
The Nikkei 225 fell during trading on the 19th, dropping more than ¥2,100 at one point and dipping below ¥66,000. Selling orders spread from the opening, and the decline widened toward the end of the session.
Trading centered on AI- and semiconductor-related stocks, and selling focused on these shares continued. Investors intensified portfolio rotation and risk-averse trading, contributing to the broader market decline.
Concerns over rising interest rates spread across the market as tensions escalated in the Middle East, while caution over developments in the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy also increased. There is a view that these factors supported the short-term market decline.