2025.12.0900:50:29UTC+00Japanese Shares Track Wall Street Lower

On Tuesday, the Nikkei 225 Index experienced a decline of 0.3%, settling around 50,450, while the broader Topix Index dipped 0.1% to 3,380. This downturn reversed gains from the previous session and mirrored overnight losses on Wall Street, fueled by concerns over a potential "hawkish cut" by the US Federal Reserve. The sentiment was further dampened by rising global bond yields, with the 10-year US Treasury yield approaching three-month highs and Japan's 10-year yield reaching new 18-year highs. Key stocks that saw significant declines included SoftBank Group, which fell 0.5%; Fujikura and Jioxia Holdings, both down 2.6%; Advantest, declining 0.3%; and Nintendo, which dropped 2%. Investors were also anticipating comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, who was scheduled to speak at an event in London later in the day, for insights into future policy directions. Separately, Japan's northeast coast was struck by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake earlier that day.