On the 8th, in response to trends in major international commodity markets, the Nikkei Stock Average fell sharply, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged higher.
The Nikkei Stock Average ended trading at 65,269.33, down 1,130.51 points from the previous day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 3,940.55, up 7.85 points from the previous day, representing a gain of approximately 0.20%.
The US dollar/yen rate was 153.59, with only a slight change from the previous day, while the Shanghai Composite stood at 52,786.07, down 628.18 from the previous day.
The day's price movements were as follows: the Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.70%, the US dollar/yen rate fell 0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.18%, and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.20%.