Nikkei Average Briefly Dives over 700 Points in Morning

14 Ottobre 2025

Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly dropped over 700 points Tuesday morning, as investor sentiment was weighed down by growing uncertainty over Japanese politics. At 9:15 a.m., the Nikkei index was down 760.25 points, or 1.58 pct, from Friday at 47,328.55. The Tokyo market was closed Monday for a national holiday. After Friday’s market closing, Komeito announced its decision to dissolve its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The Nikkei had surged through last week on expectations that new LDP leader Sanae Takaichi would implement an aggressive fiscal policy if she is elected the country’s prime minister. Komeito’s departure from the coalition fueled uncertainty over whether Takaichi can become prime minister. The U.S. stock market plunged Friday as President Donald Trump said he was considering an additional tariff on imports from China, in response to Beijing’s announcement of tighter export controls on rare earths. But the Nikkei soon narrowed its losses thanks to the strength of artificial intelligence-related issues, which attracted buying on expectations for growing AI demand. In Tokyo currency trading, the dollar stood at 152.45-47 yen at 11 a.m., down from 152.84-85 yen at 5 p.m. Friday. Investors bought the yen, considered a safe haven currency, in light of Japanese political uncertainty and worries over trade frictions between the United States and China. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] 

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