Overview
- The Nikkei 225 fell ¥1,866.87 to finish at ¥53,372.53, slipping below the ¥54,000 threshold.
- TOPIX declined 108.01 points to 3,609.40, signaling a broad-based retreat across the Tokyo market.
- Turnover reached 3,129.32 million shares, pointing to heavy activity during the selloff.
- Market participants cited reports of an Israeli strike on southern Iranian gas facilities and an Iranian warning of retaliation, which have not been independently confirmed in this coverage.
- Oil futures advanced on supply-risk fears, stoking concerns about inflation and slower growth; later in the day, U.S. stocks also fell as elevated crude weakened expectations for additional Fed rate cuts.