Tokyo Stocks Fall, Nikkei Plunges Nearly 1,000 Points as AI Rally Fades

(Central News Agency, Tokyo, 4th, Combined Foreign Reports) As the market focused on renewed conflict between the United States and Iran, the recent strong rally in artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks faded, leading to a decline in the Tokyo stock market today. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed nearly 1,000 points lower.

The Nikkei 225 index fell 931.44 points, or 1.36%, to close at 67,470.69.

The broader Topix index fell 44.35 points, or 1.11%, to close at 3,951.85. (Editor: Hung Chi-yuan) 1150604