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Nikkei Dives, Dragged Down by Political Uncertainty in Japan
Barrons·2025-10-14 08:31

ByRonnie Harui, Dow Jones NewswiresThe Nikkei Stock Average closed 2.6% lower at 46847.32, posting its largest one-day decline since April 11.There is a risk of a near-term correction in the Japanese equity market with the withdrawal of Komeito from Japan's ruling coalition, Julius Baer's Louis Chua said in an email.This is likely to complicate the bid by Sanae Takaichi, who was recently elected as Liberal Democratic Party president, to become prime minister, says the member of Equity Research Asia. ...