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Global Market: Japan shares slide as chip stocks tumble on global tech rout

Markets-Economic Times · 2h ago · 🇮🇳 India
Global Market: Japan shares slide as chip stocks tumble on global tech rout

Japan’s Nikkei plunged 2.97%, tracking Wall Street’s technology sell-off as rising global bond yields and renewed Middle East uncertainty dampened risk appetite. Semiconductor stocks led declines, with Kioxia and Furukawa Electric falling over 10%. SoftBank also dropped sharply, while Mercari, Shiseido and Otsuka Holdings gained despite the broad market decline.

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