The Nikkei 225 opened lower in the afternoon session, falling below its morning low to ¥65,584. It ended the morning session down ¥47 after briefly trading near its lows.
In the morning session, the Nikkei 225 moved above and below the previous weekend's closing level, briefly falling below ¥65,700. Buying then emerged as the index rebounded from its low, briefly returning it to positive territory, but it ended the morning session down ¥47 from the previous closing level.
The Nikkei 225 opened sharply lower in the afternoon session, falling below its morning low to ¥65,584. It continued to trade around its lows, with no sign of an upward move.
By stock, selling spread to some AI-related and semiconductor stocks, prompting speculation that the market's weakness had spread across the broader market.