The Nikkei 225 plunged at the close on the 22nd, falling ¥1,713.40 to ¥62,907.84. Advantest was the largest contributor to the decline in the Nikkei as a whole, while decliners were prominent across sectors.
The Nikkei 225 ended trading at ¥62,907.84, down ¥1,713.40 (-2.65%) from the previous day. On the TSE Prime Market, there were 682 advancers, 818 decliners and 47 unchanged stocks.
Advantest was the largest negative contributor to the Nikkei 225, dragging it down by ¥446.6. It was followed by Tokyo Electron at ¥359.02, SoftBank Group at ¥256.47, IBIDEN at ¥121.63 and Kioxia at ¥64.77.
Recruit was the largest positive contributor, lifting the Nikkei 225 by ¥33.37. It was followed by Trend Micro at ¥19.72, BayCurrent at ¥13.99, Sony Group at ¥11.63 and Chugai Pharmaceutical at ¥10.42.
By sector, 13 of the 33 sectors rose. Mining ranked first, followed by Insurance, Services and Air Transportation. Nonferrous Metals, Glass and Ceramics Products, and Electric Appliances were among the leading decliners.