The trend of risk aversion continues, reaching the 33,000 yen level for the first time in eight months.

The Nikkei Average continued to decline significantly. It closed at 33,780.58 yen, down 955.35 yen (estimated Volume 3.2 billion 10 million shares), breaking below 34,000 yen for the first time in about eight months since August 5 of last year. Due to the USA's mutual tariffs and concerns over a global economic slowdown, the major Overseas stock indices plummeted the previous day, leading to a steep decline in the Nikkei Average at the start. It fell below the 34,000 yen mark in the middle of the morning session. After that, there were some buybacks due to a rebound from the sharp declines.

Fisco Japan03:26 ET

The Nikkei average is down about 1360 yen, with trading volume led by Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Disco.

As of around 2 PM on the 4th, the Nikkei average is trending down about 1360 yen, around 33,370 yen compared to the previous day. The latter half of the session also starts with a Sell bias. After that, it remains weak, hitting a low of 32,259 yen and 76 sen, down 1,476 yen and 17 sen at 1:56 PM. The dollar-yen exchange rate is in a range of 147 yen and 40 sen per dollar. The top Volume stocks in the Main Board market around 2 PM are NTT <9432.T>, Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T>, and JDI <6740>.

Kabushiki Shimbun01:03 ET

The Nikkei average is down about 1,140 yen, with Advantest, SoftBank Group, and Tokyo Electron contributing negatively at the top.

As of 12:46 PM on the 4th, the Nikkei average stock price is trading around 33,600 yen, approximately 1,140 yen lower than the previous day. The afternoon session also started with a prevailing Sell. At 12:43 PM, it reached 33,472.82 yen, down 1,263.11 yen. The foreign exchange market shows 1 dollar equals approximately 145.70 yen, currently moving slightly towards a stronger yen. The contribution of the adopted stocks in the Nikkei average stock price has negatives from Advantest <6857.T>, SoftBank Group <9984.T>, and Tokyo Electron <8035.T> being at the top.

Kabushiki Shimbun23:51 ET

The attitude of risk aversion influenced by mutual tariffs is strengthening.

The Nikkei average fell sharply, closing at 34,735.93 yen, down 989.94 yen (with an estimated Volume of 2.7 billion 10 million shares), marking the first time in about eight months since August 8 of last year that it dropped below the 35,000 yen level. Following the announcement of details regarding reciprocal tariffs by the Trump administration, there has been an increased risk aversion due to concerns over a global economic slowdown. The Tokyo market saw selling pressure on a wide range of stocks, which led to a dip to 34,102.00 yen immediately after the market opened. Following that, there was a rebound from the sharp decline.

Fisco JapanApr 3 03:24 ET

Bernstein Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Advantest (ADTTF)

TipRanksApr 3 02:36 ET · Ratings

The Nikkei average is down about 1280 yen, with negative contributions mainly from Fast Retailing, Tokyo Electron, and Advantest.

At 12:48 PM on the 3rd, the Nikkei average stock price is fluctuating around 34,440 yen, down about 1,280 yen from the previous day. Trading in the latter session begins near the previous session's closing price. Due to the heavy upper resistance towards the end of the morning session, selling has become dominant. The exchange rate is at 1 dollar = 147.20 yen, indicating a slight appreciation of the yen at the moment. The contribution of the stocks included in the Nikkei average has shown a negative impact from Fast Retailing <9983.T>, Tokyo Electron <8035.T>, and Advantest <6857.T> being at the top.

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 2 23:53 ET