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<Asia> Nikkei Index Drops 65 Points at Midday; Inpex Falls Over 3%, Semiconductor Stocks Weaken
Japanese stocks fluctuated in the morning session as rumors circulated that US President Donald Trump was willing to end military actions against Iran under the closure of the Stra...
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<Asia> Nikkei Index Drops 65 Points at Midday; Inpex Falls Over 3%, Semiconductor Stocks Weaken
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Japanese stocks fluctuated in the morning session as rumors circulated that US President Donald Trump was willing to end military actions against Iran under the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a drop in oil prices and a rebound in Japanese stocks from their trough. The Nikkei 225 Index opened 503 points lower, initially dropping 1,326 points to a low of 50,558 points. Subsequently, as investors unwound positions, the index briefly rose 283 points to a peak of 52,169 points, closing the half-day down 65 points or 0.1% at 51,820 points.

AI concept and semiconductor stocks fell along with external markets, with SoftBank (9984.JP) and Disco (6146.JP) down 1.5% and 1.6%, respectively. Lasertec (6920.JP), Tokyo Electron (8035.JP), and Kioxia (285A.JP) fell between 2.4% and 3.1%, while Advantest (6857.JP) dropped 0.6%. Among wire stocks, Furukawa Electric (5801.JP) fell 0.4%, while Sumitomo Electric (5802.JP) and Fujikura (5803.JP) dropped 2.7% and 5.3%, respectively.

Heavy industry stocks Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.JP) and IHI (7013.JP) fell 2.5% and 2.3%. Metal stocks JX Nippon Mining & Metals (5016.JP) and Mitsui Mining & Smelting (5706.JP) dropped 4.4% and 3.3%, while rare earth concept Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering (6269.JP) fell 3%. Trading company stocks Mitsui & Co. (8031.JP) and Mitsubishi Corporation (8058.JP) fell 3% and 4.3%. Oil stock Inpex (1605.HK) fell 3.2%.

In other stocks, Fast Retailing (9983.JP) rose 0.5%, while Sony (6758.JP) and Shiseido (4911.JP) rose 2.1%, and Tokyo Electric Power (9501.JP) rose 2.8%.

The USD/JPY was at 159.63. (fc/w)
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