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Japan’s Nikkei falls 2.52% as chip shares and Middle East risks weigh
Japan’s Nikkei share index fell 2.52% by midday on October 13, extending its decline from the previous trading session.
It closed the morning at 67,292.39, down 1,738.53 points from October 9, and had at one point lost more than 1,900 points.
AI and semiconductor stocks led the selling after US chip shares fell the previous day.
News of progress on a new memory product by China’s CXMT also raised concerns about tougher competition.
Tensions in the Middle East added to investor concern after Yemen’s Houthi group attacked an international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 10 and 11.
Investors also worried that disrupted oil supplies, transport or movement could hurt Japan’s economy and company earnings.
The broader TOPIX index also fell, by 0.46% by midday.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 2.52% in morning trading on October 13, closing the session at 67,292.39.
The index was down 1,738.53 points from October 9 and fell more than 1,900 points at one stage.
Selling in AI and semiconductor shares followed declines in US chip stocks and concerns about tensions in the Middle East.
The TOPIX also fell, losing 0.46% to 4,085.91.
- Who
- Investors in Japan’s stock market, particularly sellers of AI and semiconductor shares.
- What
- The Nikkei 225 fell 2.52% in morning trading.
- When
- The morning of October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The Tokyo stock market.
- Why
- US semiconductor share declines and concerns about Middle East tensions weighed on stocks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell more than 2% and the Nasdaq Composite fell more than 0.4%.
The Nikkei 225 fell 2.52% in Tokyo trading, while the TOPIX fell 0.46%.
- Nikkei 225
- 67,292.39 at the morning close
- Nikkei 225 decline
- 1,738.53 points, or 2.52%, from October 9
- Intraday fall
- More than 1,900 points
- TOPIX
- 4,085.91, down 0.46%
- Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market turnover
- About 4.016 trillion yen at the morning close
What people are saying
If logistics and the movement of people are disrupted, that would put the brakes on economic activity, and if those effects emerge going forward, they would also affect the stock market.
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