{"id":44368,"date":"2025-06-12T08:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=44368"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:17:05","slug":"japan-stocks-open-lower-nikkei-225-drops-0-71-as-tech-and-large-caps-weigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/japan\/markets\/japan-stocks-open-lower-nikkei-225-drops-0-71-as-tech-and-large-caps-weigh\/44368\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan stocks open lower; Nikkei 225 drops 0.71% as tech and large caps weigh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese equities opened in the red on June 12, mirroring weak global cues and profit-taking in heavyweight sectors. The Japan 225 Index (Nikkei) declined 0.71% to 38,149.44, leading the fall among major Asian markets.<\/p>\n<p>The TOPIX Index, which covers a broader swath of Tokyo-listed firms, fell 0.40% to 2,777.66, while the TOPIX 100 Index, which tracks Japan\u2019s largest blue-chip companies, was down 0.48% at 1,891.36.<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market Index also slipped 0.40% to 1,429.47, reflecting a broad-based retreat in investor sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>The downside came as traders continued to digest geopolitical concerns and awaited further clarity on global trade policies, especially following former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s recent tariff-related remarks. Investors are also cautious ahead of upcoming policy announcements from the Bank of Japan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Investors should consult certified financial advisors before making any investment decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese equities opened in the red on June 12, mirroring weak global cues and profit-taking in heavyweight sectors. The Japan\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":416,"featured_media":39554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17976],"tags":[24159],"class_list":["post-44368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-markets","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44368","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\/416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44368"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44370,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44368\/revisions\/44370"}],"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=44368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}