As global caution over data center regulations and other measures intensified following the Democratic Party's sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections, the Nikkei 225 fell sharply. The article also reports interviews with U.S. market participants about the outlook for Japanese stocks.
Global caution over data center regulations and other measures intensified after the Democratic Party's sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections. In response, the Nikkei 225 recorded its third-largest decline on record in Tokyo trading on 6 November.
U.S. market participants were interviewed about the outlook for overseas investors' Japanese-stock investments. Amemiya said there had been no major reaction on the day of the midterm elections or the following day, but that the mood changed as investor inquiries increased after the market's sharp drop on 5 November.