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StocksMedium•6 November 2026•
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Nikkei 225 Enters Bear Market Following 5.7% Plunge

Key Facts

1The Nikkei 225 index fell 5.7% to 57,576.63 by midday, officially entering a bear market during the session.
2Japanese equities were pressured by a widespread sell-off of artificial intelligence related stocks on Wall Street.

The Nikkei 225 index fell 5.7% to 57,576.63 by midday, officially entering a bear market during the session. BusinessLine reported that Japanese equities were pressured by a widespread sell-off of artificial intelligence related stocks on Wall Street, driving the benchmark lower.

The decline impacted major entities including SoftBank Group Corp., with SFTBY shares closing at $11.17 on November 5, 2026. This downward trend follows a global retreat from semiconductor and AI issues, during which SFTBY touched a session low of $11.02 on November 5.

Market participants are looking ahead to the Bank of Japan's Summary of Opinions scheduled for release on November 9, 2026. Japan is also set to release annual Household Spending and Current Account data on the same day.

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