Around midday in the Tokyo stock market on the 6th, the Nikkei 225 was trading in the ¥57,400 range, down approximately ¥3,600 from the previous day. Declines in Asian stocks and selling of AI- and semiconductor-related stocks weighed on the market.
Around midday in the Tokyo stock market on the 6th, the Nikkei 225's recovery remained weak. It was trading in the ¥57,400 range, down approximately ¥3,600 from the previous day, with selling of AI- and semiconductor-related stocks weighing on the market.
SoftBank Group, Kioxia Holdings and Tokyo Electron were among the stocks facing continued selling. Daikin and Taiyo Yuden, meanwhile, rose against the trend.
In Asian stock markets, the Taiwan Weighted Index and Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), both of which have high semiconductor weightings, were declining and weighing on the market.
As of 14:00, estimated trading value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market was ¥8.7469 trillion, while trading volume was 2.89155 billion shares.