The mid-day market session saw significant activity among Japan’s highest-volume stocks, with Fujikura leading the declines. The stock was down 4.29% at 5,287 JPY. Similarly, IHI Corporation experienced a notable drop of 4.11%, trading at 8,736 JPY, as bearish sentiment continued to weigh on market leaders.
SoftBank Group Corp followed suit with a 2.24% decline, settling at 8,720 JPY. Other high-volume stocks saw mixed movements: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries dipped by 2.93%, trading at 2,338 JPY, while Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group recorded a smaller decline of 0.22%, priced at 1,820 JPY. Advantest Corp experienced a milder loss, down 0.09%, at 9,128 JPY.
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