On the 13th, the Nikkei 225 extended its sharp decline to 4 sessions, closing at ¥67,777.52, down ¥1,253.40 from the previous day. TOPIX recovered into positive territory on afternoon buying.
The Nikkei 225 closed sharply lower on the 13th. It closed at ¥67,777.52, down ¥1,253.40, extending its losing streak to 4 sessions. The decline widened at the open amid weakness in US technology stocks, and the index briefly fell below ¥69,000.
TOPIX, meanwhile, tested lower levels in the morning session but recovered in the afternoon, closing modestly higher.
Trading value on the TSE Prime Market was approximately ¥796.0 billion, and trading volume was 2.35 billion shares. By sector, marine transportation, mining and wholesale rose, while non-ferrous metals, electric appliances, and information and communications declined. Sun Asterisk surged after announcing an expansion of its shareholder benefit programme, while SoftBank Group fell more than 8% amid a broad sell-off in AI-related stocks.