Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.76% to 62,214.66 at the morning close on Monday, October 26, 2026, as technology and semiconductor shares weighed on the benchmark while energy stocks outperformed.
The reading covers the morning session ending at 11:30 a.m. Japan Standard Time and is not the full-session close. The index opened at 62,449.96, reached a morning high of 62,902.95 and touched a low of 62,094.34.
Chip shares weigh on the Nikkei
Semiconductor-related shares were among the main drags after a weaker previous session on Wall Street. In a market snapshot published at 10:27 a.m. Tokyo time, Sumco was down 4.03%, Kokusai Electric fell 3.86%, and Screen Holdings declined 3.78%.
Market breadth was still positive in that snapshot, with 166 Nikkei constituents advancing and 59 declining. The split shows how the index’s large technology weights can pull the benchmark lower even when more stocks rise than fall.
Energy stocks cushion the decline
Energy-linked shares advanced as oil prices remained elevated relative to recent weeks. Inpex gained 4.92%, JGC Holdings rose 4.56%, and Mitsubishi Corp added 4.28% in the same snapshot. The simultaneous moves do not ensure that the support will persist through the full trading day.
China and Hong Kong remain intraday
Chinese blue chips were down about 1% in early trade before the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets entered their 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. local lunch break. Hong Kong trading was also approaching its midday recess, so the available readings were intraday snapshots rather than official daily closes.
What investors are watching
Investors are watching major technology earnings, bond yields, oil prices and central-bank decisions due this week. Continued weakness in chip stocks could keep the Nikkei volatile, while energy gains and positive market breadth may help limit the downside.
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