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Tokyo stocks fall 5.1% at the open amid AI investment concerns
Tokyo’s stock market fell more than 5% at the open on November 6.
The Nikkei index was down 5.1%, at 56,930 points, after early trading began.
The fall followed losses on Wall Street and concern about the possible effects of US election results.
Investors worry that those results could slow investment in data centers for artificial intelligence.
The Japanese yen strengthened, trading at 157.50 to the US dollar and 176.90 to the euro.
The figures describe the market at the start of the trading day; no further developments are given.
Tokyo stocks fell more than 5% at the open on November 6, 2026.
After early trading, the Nikkei was down 5.1% at 56,930 points.
The decline followed losses on Wall Street and concerns about the results of the US elections.
Investors feared the election results could slow investment in data centers for artificial intelligence.
The yen strengthened to 157.50 per dollar and 176.90 per euro.
- Who
- Tokyo stock market investors.
- What
- The Nikkei fell 5.1% after the market opened.
- When
- November 6, 2026.
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- The fall followed Wall Street and concerns that US election results could slow investment in AI data centers.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tokyo stocks fell more than 5%.
The Nikkei stood at 56,930 points, down 5.1%.
- Nikkei decline
- 5.1%
- Nikkei level
- 56,930 points
- Dollar exchange rate
- 157.50 yen
- Euro exchange rate
- 176.90 yen