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Nikkei futures fall 155 yen to 61,065 yen in Chicago trading
In Chicago trading on the 13th, Nikkei 225 futures for December fell 155 yen.
They ended at 61,065 yen on the CME, the Chicago-based futures exchange.
Futures are contracts that let traders buy or sell an index at a set price later, so they are not the same as the index itself.
Selling in some US stocks linked to artificial intelligence, including semiconductor companies, weighed on the contracts.
That shows how moves in US technology shares can affect trading expectations for Japan's stock market.
The update gives no further direction for what happens next.
Nikkei average futures fell 155 yen to 61,065 yen in Chicago trading on Nov. 13.
The December contract closed at that level on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Selling in some artificial intelligence-related stocks, including semiconductor shares, was dominant in the U.S. stock market.
That pressure made Nikkei futures more susceptible to selling.
- Who
- Nikkei average futures traders.
- What
- The December futures contract fell 155 yen to 61,065 yen.
- When
- Nov. 13.
- Where
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
- Why
- Selling was dominant in some AI-related stocks, including semiconductor shares, in the U.S. market.
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- Contract
- December Nikkei average futures
- Closing price
- 61,065 yen
- Daily change
- Down 155 yen
- Exchange
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- Market pressure
- Selling in some AI-related stocks, including semiconductor shares, in the U.S. market