The Nikkei 225 ended lower on 19 October at ¥64,916.70, down from the previous day. The market was influenced by trends in U.S. equities, movements in AI-related stocks and crude oil prices, with stocks making both low and high contributions to the index.
On 19 October 2026, the Nikkei Average ended trading at ¥64,916.70, down ¥407.59 from the previous day, with AI- and semiconductor-related stocks leading the decline, while trading houses, Recruit Holdings, and BayCurrent showed firm price performance. The afternoon move in the Nikkei Average was supported, and although it briefly fell below the ¥64,000 level toward the end of trading, it ultimately closed at ¥64,916.70.
Trading volume declined in the Tokyo market. Mining, marine transportation, oil and coal products, services, and electric power and gas rose, while nonferrous metals, electric appliances, textiles, securities, information, and communications fell. Among the top gainers were Saizeriya, Toho, and Create Restaurants Holdings, while Japan Display, Takara Holdings, and DIP were among the biggest decliners.
As supplementary information to the article, 40 stocks were reported to have reached new year-to-date highs and 7 to have reached new year-to-date lows. A related feature introduced the top 3 and bottom 3 individual stocks that attracted attention on 19 October.
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