TOKYO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Tokyo shares ended decrease for a fourth straight day on Tuesday after the benchmark Nikkei briefly slid over 2 p.c, as considerations over the impression of extra U.S. commerce restrictions for semiconductors led to heavy promoting of know-how shares.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 716.10 factors, or 1.83 p.c, from Friday at 38,474.30.
The broader Topix index, completed 31.54 factors, or 1.16 p.c, decrease at 2,682.58. Japanese markets have been closed on Monday for a nationwide vacation.
On the stock market, the Nikkei briefly misplaced almost 900 factors as heavyweight chip-related shares plunged after the U.S. authorities introduced steps to additional prohibit exports of semiconductors used for synthetic intelligence, analysts mentioned.
Japanese chipmaking tools maker Tokyo Electron was down 3.7 p.c at 26,020 yen, whereas chip-testing tools maker Advantest fell 9.2 p.c to 9,424 yen.