Around midmorning on the 6th, the Nikkei remained weak on the TSE Prime Market. The index fell approximately ¥4,000 from the previous day and continued to move lower, while buying on dips remained limited amid broad-based declines.
Around midmorning on the 6th, the Nikkei Stock Average remained weak in the Tokyo market, trading approximately ¥4,000 below the previous day. The decline exceeded ¥4,100 at one point, and the index briefly fell below ¥57,000. The TSE Prime Market was broadly lower, with TOPIX also down around 5%.
Investor sentiment deteriorated further after the US market plunged amid attention on the direction of AI regulation in the US presidential election. Buying on dips in AI- and semiconductor-related stocks was limited, while speculation emerged that the IPO of US-based Anthropic, which has attracted attention amid the market volatility, could be postponed.
As of 10:00, estimated trading value on the TSE Prime Market was ¥3.602 trillion, and trading volume was 1.26469 billion shares. Among individual stocks, アドテスト, ソフトバンクグループ and 東エレク fell sharply, while ソニーグループ, ダイキン and 花王 rose against the broader trend.
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