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  "id": 5025309,
  "title": "Japan stocks fall as US-Iran strikes lift oil, bond yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/japan-stocks-fall-as-us-iran-strikes-lift-oil-bond-yields",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:51:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437548/japan-stocks-fall-as-us-iran-strikes-lift-oil-bond-yields"
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  "account": "Japanese equities plunged on Wednesday as retaliatory US strikes on Iran sent oil prices soaring, raising apprehensions of a potential economic downturn, while surging bond yields pressured growth-oriented stocks. The Nikkei 225 Index slipped 2.95%, closing at 64,254.56, following a 2.37% decline in the broader Topix, bringing it close to ending a nine-day winning streak. \"The market suffered a broad sell-off today as investors braced for the fallout from the recent spike in oil prices,\" commented Daisuke Hashizume, a senior strategist at Daiwa Securities. Oil prices surged nearly 1% in early trading on Wednesday, continuing a previous day’s rise, driven by heightened concerns over a supply disruption following the US-Iran exchanges of strikes, dampening expectations of an imminent de-escalation in the Middle East. Shares in technology companies, such as SoftBank Group, which fell 6.23%, and chip manufacturers Tokyo Electron and Advantest, which dropped 2.82% and 4% respectively, suffered the most. The upward trajectory of global bond yields also dragged down growth stocks, including chip-related firms, according to Hashizume. \"While rising bond yields typically signal a strong economy, the recent spike in yields does not appear to be driven by healthy economic sentiment but rather by concerns about fiscal risks,\" he noted. Japan's 10-year government bond yield climbed to a high of 3.01% on Wednesday, the highest level since September 1996, while the two-year bond yield reached 1.83%, the highest since April 1995, as investors anticipated more frequent Bank of Japan interest rate hikes. Toyota Motor and Honda Motor both declined by 2.5% and 2.39% respectively, dragging the Topix down. Financial sector stocks, which typically benefit from higher yields, also underperformed, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group falling 0.8% each. Drug manufacturers, on the other hand, outperformed, with Sumitomo Pharma and Shionogi & Co rising by 1.48% and 0.92% respectively, marking the largest percentage gains among the Nikkei 225 Index's stocks. Of the over 1,300 companies trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market, 93% fell, 5% rose, and 1% remained unchanged.",
  "summary": "TOKYO: Japanese shares fell on Wednesday as renewed US attacks on Iran pushed oil prices higher, stoking fears of an economic slowdown, while rising bond yields pressured growth stocks. The Nikkei fell 2.95% to 64,254.56 as of 0154 GMT. The broader Topix lost 2.37% to 4,082.89, on course to snap a nine-session rally. “The markets fell in a broad sell-off today. The markets braced for the impact…",
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