The Nikkei average started down 179 points, with companies like Advantest and Yaskawa Electric declining.

[Nikkei Average/ TOPIX (Table)] Nikkei Average; 39010.96; -179.44 TOPIX; 2712.02; -2.10 [Opening Overview] On the 14th, the Nikkei Average opened 179.44 yen lower at 39010.96 yen, marking its fourth consecutive decline. During the three-day weekend, on the preceding Friday, the Dow Inc dropped by 696.75 dollars, and the Nasdaq fell by 317.25 points. Since the employment statistics for December unexpectedly showed improvement, expectations for a rate cut diminished, leading to an increase in long-term Gold rates and Stocks.

Fisco Japan19:41 ET

Market Overview Early Information = Main order conditions before the morning session (1) Toyota, Mitsubishi UFJ, SoftBank Group, etc.

As of 8:50 AM on the 14th, the main market orders before opening are as follows: Toyota <7203.T> Sold 980,000 shares, Bought 480,000 shares; Sony Group Corp <6758.T> Sold 850,000 shares, Bought 790,000 shares; Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T> Sold 1,440,000 shares, Bought 1,160,000 shares; ENEOS <5020.T> Sold 240,000 shares, Bought 180,000 shares; Nissan Motor <7201.T> Sold 530,000 shares, Bought 180,000 shares; SoftBank Group <9984.T> Sold 160,000 shares, Bought 130,000 shares. Provided by Wealth Management Service.

Kabushiki Shimbun18:53 ET

Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

Yahoo Finance18:00 ET

List of stocks breaking through the cloud (weekly chart) (Part 3)

List of stocks that broke below the cloud market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Main Board <5933> Alinco 1030 1091.25 1052.5 <5957> Nitto Seiko 589635.75 619.5 <5988> Paiolax 23662372.5 2443.5 <6036> Keeper Giken 4425460 5397.5 <6143> Sodick 721733.57

Fisco Japan17:58 ET

Toyota Wants Salaried Staff Back in Office Four Days a Week

BNN Bloomberg16:05 ET

Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Higher in Late Afternoon Trading

MT Newswires15:58 ET