At the opening of afternoon trading on the 22nd, the Nikkei Average started at ¥63,711.96, down ¥909 from the previous day, as funds tended to flow out of equities globally. Selling dominated the morning session, weighing on AI-related stocks.
At the opening of afternoon trading on the 22nd, the Nikkei Average started at ¥63,711.96, down ¥909.28 from the previous day. Asian shares and U.S. stock futures also fell, with funds tending to flow out of equities globally.
At the morning close, the Nikkei Average was down ¥703.81 from the previous day at ¥63,917.43, while the TOPIX was down 11.51 points at 4,032.22, weighed down by selling in artificial intelligence-related and other stocks. Trading volume was 891.74 million shares, and turnover was ¥3.1191 trillion.