The Nikkei Stock Average opened at ¥68,648.50, down approximately ¥393.61 from the previous day, following the decline in US stocks.
At the Tokyo market open, the Nikkei Stock Average stood at ¥68,648.50, down ¥393.61 from the previous day, starting lower for a second straight session. Selling came first at the outset as the market followed the decline in US stocks.
The market was shaken by the decline in US stocks. As an atmosphere of investor caution toward buying spread, movements in individual stocks were limited, and the Nikkei continued to trade lower.
The Nikkei's movement that day was limited to the initial reaction to developments in the US market, and the subsequent course could change depending on US stock-market developments and the release of economic data in Japan.