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Japan's Benchmark Indexes Extended Weekly Losses, Yen Weakened Third Con
Akira Ito
06 Mar, 2026
Tokyo
The growing and deepening conflict in the Middle East continued to unsettle financial markets in Japan and Asia, and crude oil prices traded near this year's high.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.3%, and the broader Topix Index edged up 0.02%, and they fell more than 4% for the week.
Earlier in the week, the Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said that the Middle East conflict could "significantly affect" Japan's economy.
Brent crude oil prices traded down 1.2% to $84.47 a barrel, advancing nearly 20% in the week as the Middle East conflict shows no sign of deescalating.
Technology, defense, and financial stocks dominated the list of most active stocks in Tokyo.
The yen continued to drift lower amid growing speculation that the Bank of Japan is more likely to hold interest rates in the near future, as the Middle East conflict may dent already anemic economic growth and stock inflation.
Japan Indexes and Stocks
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.3% to 55,443.23, and the broader Topix Index edged up 0.02% to 3,703.51.
Semiconductor equipment makers faced renewed pressure, and artificial intelligence-linked stocks extended weekly losses.
Tokyo Electron declined 0.3% to ¥40,930.0, Advantest Corp. edged up 0.3% to ¥25,620.0, and Lasertec Corp. fell 0.5% to ¥33,400.0.
SoftBank Group rose 1.6% to ¥3,928.0, and Kioxia Holdings dropped 2.9% to ¥19,705.0.
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