The Nikkei 225 index fell 1.2% in early trading to 50,238.78 points, following Wall Street's decline on Friday. Analysts at Commerzbank Research said in a research report that the main tone of the market has always been risk aversion. The analysts added that there are media reports that a major IT company is delaying the completion of a data center to be built for a key artificial intelligence company from 2027 to 2028, which weighed on overall market sentiment. The worst performing stocks in the Japanese benchmark stock index include SoftBank Group, which fell 5.7%, Edwin Test, which fell 4.5%, and Fujikura, which fell 4.3%. The dollar was reported at 155.95 yen against the yen, compared to 155.83 yen on Friday night in New York.

The Nikkei 225 index fell 1.2% in early trading to 50,238.78 points, following Wall Street's decline on Friday. Analysts at Commerzbank Research said in a research report that the main tone of the market has always been risk aversion. The analysts added that there are media reports that a major IT company is delaying the completion of a data center to be built for a key artificial intelligence company from 2027 to 2028, which weighed on overall market sentiment. The worst performing stocks in the Japanese benchmark stock index include SoftBank Group, which fell 5.7%, Edwin Test, which fell 4.5%, and Fujikura, which fell 4.3%. The dollar was reported at 155.95 yen against the yen, compared to 155.83 yen on Friday night in New York.