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<Asia> Nikkei Slips 659 pts or 1.1% at Half-day; Financials and Shipping Stocks Weak, Mizuho Down Over 4%
Japanese equities retreated in the morning session today (8th), tracking overnight declines on Wall Street amid uncertainty over the outlook for the end of the US-Iran war. The Nik...
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<Asia> Nikkei Slips 659 pts or 1.1% at Half-day; Financials and Shipping Stocks Weak, Mizuho Down Over 4%
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Japanese equities retreated in the morning session today (8th), tracking overnight declines on Wall Street amid uncertainty over the outlook for the end of the US-Iran war. The Nikkei 225 opened down 179 pts, with losses narrowing to 109 pts in early trading at 62,724, before weakening further. By midday, the index fell 659 pts or 1.1% to 62,174.

Among artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related stocks, SoftBank Group (9984.JP) retreated 6.4%, while Advantest (6857.JP) and Disco (6146.JP) fell 1.1% and 2.3%, respectively. Rohm (6920.JP) declined 3.7%, Tokyo Electron (8035.JP) edged down 0.2%, Kioxia (285A.JP) rose 1.1%, and SUMCO (3436.JP) surged 8.8%. Printed circuit board maker Ibiden (4062.JP) slumped 8.8%. Cable makers Furukawa Electric (5801.JP), Sumitomo Electric Industries (5802.JP) and Fujikura (5803.JP) dropped between 3.2% and 3.8%.

Banking stocks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.JP) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.JP) declined 2.5% and 3.1%, respectively, while Mizuho Financial Group (8411.JP) slid 4.2%. Insurers Dai-ichi Life (8750.JP) and Tokio Marine (8766.JP) fell 2.9% and 2.3%. Trading houses Sumitomo Corporation (8053.JP) and Mitsubishi Corporation (8058.JP) dropped 2.7% and 3.9%. Shipping stocks Nippon Yusen (9101.JP), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104.JP) and Kawasaki Kisen (9107.JP) fell between 2.2% and 3%.

Elsewhere, Fast Retailing (9983.JP) slipped 0.9%, Panasonic (6752.JP) and Ryohin Keikaku (7453.JP) fell 2% and 2.6%, while Sanrio (8136.JP) and Nintendo (7974.JP) gained 2.6% and 3.5%. Keyence (6861.JP) advanced 4.9%, and oil producer Inpex (1605.JP) declined 3.4%.

The USD/JPY was last quoted at 156.92. (fc/da)~

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