--- title: "In the Asian stock market, the Nikkei index fell 458 points in the first half of the day, with semiconductor and robotics stocks weakening, while SoftBank rose 3%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/280722667.md" description: "The Japanese stock market fell in the morning session due to the decline of U.S. semiconductor stocks, with the Nikkei average index dropping 458 points to 53,145 points. Artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks generally weakened, with Advantest, DISCO, and Tokyo Electron falling between 3.4% and 3.9%, while SoftBank rose 3.1% against the trend. South Korea imposed anti-dumping duties on industrial robots from China and Japan, leading to a decline in related stock prices. Shiseido was upgraded to \"Buy\" by Citigroup, and its stock price rose by 6%" datetime: "2026-03-27T03:07:37.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280722667.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280722667.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280722667.md) --- # In the Asian stock market, the Nikkei index fell 458 points in the first half of the day, with semiconductor and robotics stocks weakening, while SoftBank rose 3% Japanese stocks fell in the early market, influenced by the decline in U.S. semiconductor stocks, with related Japanese stocks following suit. Investors bought shares to collect dividends before the end of the month, which limited the market's decline. The Nikkei average index opened down 364 points, with the initial drop expanding to 1,086 points, hitting a low of 52,516 points, and closing down 458 points or 0.9% at 53,145 points. In the artificial intelligence and semiconductor sector, Advantest (6857.JP), Disc (6146.JP), and Tokyo Electron (8035.JP) fell by 3.4% to 3.9%, Kioxia (285A.JP) dropped 5.3%, and Renesas Electronics (6920.JP) decreased by 0.3%, while SoftBank (9984.JP) rose by 3.1%. In the wire sector, Furukawa Electric (5801.JP) fell by 8.1%, Sumitomo Electric (5802.JP) and Fujikura (5803.JP) dropped by 6.2% and 4%, respectively. South Korea has imposed anti-dumping duties on industrial robots from China and Japan, causing Kawasaki Heavy Industries (7012.JP) and Fanuc (6594.JP) to decline by 2.4% and 2.7%, while Yaskawa Electric (6506.JP) fell by 3.8%. In other stocks, Fast Retailing (9983.JP) rose by 0.2%, Tokyo Electric Power (9501.JP) increased by 0.9%, and Nintendo (7974.JP) and Sanrio (8136.JP) gained 2.4% and 2.2%, respectively. In the metals sector, JX Metals (5016.JP) and Mitsui Mining & Smelting (5706.JP) fell by 2.8% and 2.9%, while rare earth concept Mitsui Ocean Development (6269.JP) dropped by 2.6%. Shiseido (4911.JP) was upgraded to "Buy" by Citigroup, with its stock price rising by 6%. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen is 159.49 ### Related Stocks - [SFTBY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SFTBY.US.md) - [9984.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/9984.JP.md) - [TOELY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TOELY.US.md) - [6146.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/6146.JP.md) - [4911.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/4911.JP.md) - [8035.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8035.JP.md) - [YCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/YCS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [SoftBank Could Turn OpenAI Into Rocket Fuel For Stargate And Robotics](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286415335.md) - [Hsinchu County Government receives mass layoff plan from Shiseido](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286290582.md) - [Japan's Nikkei falls to three-week low as investors dump AI stocks, SoftBank slides](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286991810.md) - [SoftBank's Huge OpenAI Bet Pays Off With $45 Billion Gain](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286241968.md) - [SoftBank More Than Quadruples Annual Profit on $44 Billion in OpenAI Gains](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286216407.md)