Market Updates
Japan's Indexes Extended 5-Day Losses to 2%
Akira Ito
21 Jan, 2026
Tokyo
Japan's stock indexes decreased for the fifth session in a row amid growing domestic political anxieties and geopolitical uncertainties.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average decreased 0.5%, the broader Topix declined 0.9% to 3,591.49, and the yen hovered closer to 159 against the U.S. dollar.
Japanese government bond yields rose to 2.35% after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proposal to lower sales tax on food to 8% supported worries of growing fiscal imbalance.
Market anxieties were compounded by the increasing tone of aggressive rhetoric from the U.S. president over Greenland. The European leaders are set to announce their countertrade measures in response to threats of aggressive U.S. trade restrictions.
Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan is widely anticipated to hold rates steady at the end of the policy later in the week.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
Broader market indexes dropped following a sharp decline in stocks in New York in overnight trading.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average decreased 0.5% to 52,752.45, and the broader Topix Index dropped 0.9% to 3,591.49.
Softbank Group, Tokyo Electron, and Advantest Corp. fell between 0.5% and 2%.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, and Mizuho Financial declined between 1% and 4%.
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