The Nikkei Stock Average plunged in Tokyo trading on the 15th, at one point falling to ¥64,092, about ¥3,651 below the previous day's close during trading hours. After semiconductor stocks fell in the US market, the index broke below key levels and entered a so-called "vacuum zone," where supply and demand are considered thin, heightening concerns about further downside.
The Nikkei Stock Average plunged in Tokyo trading on the 15th, falling ¥3,651 from the previous day to around ¥64,092. The market was affected by the decline in US stocks and recorded a sharp drop during trading hours.
Semiconductor stocks had fallen sharply in the US market the previous day, and this is believed to have spread to the Japanese market as psychological pressure. The Nikkei broke below a succession of key levels, accelerating its downtrend.
Selling intensified in artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related stocks on the morning of the 15th, and the market entered a so-called "vacuum zone," where supply and demand are considered thin. Reports indicated that concerns about further downside had risen again as a result.
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