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Tokyo stocks open lower as investors await Bank of Japan decision
Tokyo stocks opened lower in the final trading session of the week.
The Nikkei fell 0.31%, or 198 points, to 64,461.39.
Weak US technology shares weighed on the market, following after-hours selling in Amazon and Intel.
Investors are awaiting the Bank of Japan meeting’s outcome, which is due Friday.
The yen was little changed against the US dollar at 157.80 and strengthened against the euro to 175.50.
The market’s opening decline reflects pressure from overseas technology stocks as investors wait for the central bank’s decision.
Tokyo shares opened lower on the final trading session of the week.
The Nikkei fell 0.31% to 64,461.39, losing 198 points.
The decline followed losses in technology stocks in New York, amid after-hours selling in Amazon and Intel.
Investors were waiting for the outcome of the Bank of Japan meeting, which was due to end that day.
The yen was little changed against the dollar and strengthened against the euro.
- Who
- Tokyo stock investors.
- What
- Tokyo shares opened lower, with the Nikkei down 0.31%.
- When
- The final trading session of the week; the report was published on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- The market was weighed down by losses in New York technology stocks, while investors awaited the Bank of Japan meeting outcome.
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Tokyo shares opened lower on the final trading session of the week.
Investors awaited the outcome of the Bank of Japan meeting, which was due to end that day.
- Nikkei opening level
- 64,461.39
- Nikkei change
- Down 0.31%, or 198 points
- Bank of Japan meeting
- Due to end on October 30, 2026
- Dollar exchange rate
- Yen at 157.80 per dollar
- Euro exchange rate
- Yen at 175.50 per euro