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The decline in Japanese tech stocks led to a temporary drop below the 38,000 yen level.
The Nikkei average continued to decline, closing at 38,142.37 yen, down 95.42 yen (with an estimated Volume of 1.8 billion 50 million shares). In the previous day's USA market, tech stocks were sold off, leading to a focus on selling semiconductor-related stocks in the Tokyo market. The Nikkei average dropped to 37,742.76 yen during the mid-morning session, also dipping below the key level of 38,000 yen at times. However, many are eager to wait for the earnings report from USA semiconductor giant NVIDIA, which is scheduled for early tomorrow morning Japan time.
Today's flows: 02/26 Fujikura saw an inflow of JPY¥ 3.68 billion, Tokyo Electron saw an outflow of JPY¥ 17.25 billion
On February 26th, the TSE Main Market saw an inflow of JPY¥ 751.19 billion and an outflow of JPY¥ 826.7 billion.$Fujikura(5803.JP)$, $Sony Group(6758.JP)$ and $IHI(7013.JP)$ were net buyers of JPY¥ 3.
The Nikkei average is down about 330 yen, with negative contributions from Tokyo Electron, SoftBank Group, and Konami Group being the highest.
As of 12:46 PM on the 26th, the Nikkei average stock price is around 37,900 yen, down approximately 330 yen from the previous day. In the afternoon session, buying became dominant, reducing the decline as it started. Since then, it has been steadily trending. The exchange rate is currently at about 149 yen and 40 sen per dollar, moving slightly in the direction of yen depreciation. In terms of negative contributions to the Nikkei average stock price, the top are Tokyo Electron <8035.T>, SoftBank Group <9984.T>, and Konami Group <9766.T>. For positive contributions, Fast Retailing <998.
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