{"id":42898,"date":"2025-01-09T08:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=42898"},"modified":"2025-01-09T08:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:44:19","slug":"asian-markets-nikkei-index-declines-by-0-76-in-early-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/japan\/asian-markets-nikkei-index-declines-by-0-76-in-early-trade\/42898\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian markets: Nikkei index declines by 0.76% in early trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nikkei Index saw a decline in performance, standing at <strong>39,678.88 JPY<\/strong>, down by <strong>302.11 points<\/strong> or <strong>0.76%<\/strong> as of 11:41 AM today. This drop reflects continued pressure on Japan\u2019s benchmark stock index, which opened at <strong>39,888.91 JPY<\/strong> and fluctuated between <strong>39,607.06 JPY<\/strong> and <strong>39,930.07 JPY<\/strong> during the day\u2019s trading so far.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past week, the index has decreased by <strong>1.60%<\/strong>, while its month-long performance shows a modest gain of <strong>0.77%<\/strong>. On a six-month basis, however, it has dropped by <strong>4.78%<\/strong>, underscoring ongoing volatility. Year-to-date, the index has recorded a slight dip of <strong>0.67%<\/strong>, but its annual performance reflects a significant rise of <strong>17.06%<\/strong>, hinting at longer-term investor confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The previous session closed at <strong>39,980.99 JPY<\/strong>, adding to the narrative of recent declines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Please consult a professional for stock-related decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nikkei Index saw a decline in performance, standing at 39,678.88 JPY, down by 302.11 points or 0.76% as of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":387,"featured_media":39554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17976],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japan","category-markets"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/387"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42900,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42898\/revisions\/42900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}