Nikkei Index Falls as Company Forecasts Are Affected by Rising Oil Prices
The Japanese Nikkei Index closed down by 1.92%, reaching 67,242.73 points, affected by company forecasts following a rise in oil prices exceeding 4% due to tensions in the Middle East and exchanges of strikes between the United States and Iran. The losses were mainly concentrated in electronics chip companies, with Advantest's stock dropping by 3.39%, Tokyo Electron by 2.25%, and QXIA Memory Chips by 12.86%. Later, the Korean KOSPI index also declined, leading to a temporary halt in trading.
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