<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">(Updates with index levels) By Junko Fujita TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped to a one-month low on Wednesday, as investors sold risk assets amid an intensifying Middle East conflict. The Nikkei fell as much as 4.7% soon after trading resumed in the afternoon. The index was last down 4% at 54,023.63, its lowest since February 6, and was on track for a third consecutive session of losses. The broader Topix lost 4.33% to 3,608.54. The Nikkei volatility index, a gauge of investor anxiety, rose to its highest since August 2024, reflecting stronger demand for protection against stock-market declines. Investors sold down risk assets, particularly the Nikkei and the KOSPI, which have outperformed other major indexes and become a target of a heavier selloff as they try to book profits, said Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at IwaiCosmo Securities. Shares in Seoul's benchmark index dived 7% on the day. The Korea Exchange earlier activated circuit breakers on the KOSPI after the index tumbled 8%. Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent oil prices soaring. In Japan, chip-related heavyweights led the Nikkei's decline, with Advantest ( ADTTF ) and Tokyo Electron ( TOELF ) falling 6.8% and 5%, respectively. Technology investor SoftBank Group lost 9%. All 33 industry indexes slipped, with the oil refinery index falling 8% to be as the worst performer. (Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Sumana Nandy, Rashmi Aich and Sherry Jacob-Phillips)</div>

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日本日经指数下跌超过 4%，跌至 54,023.63 的一个月低点，标志着其连续第三个交易日下跌，原因是中东冲突升级。更广泛的东证指数下跌 4.33%。投资者焦虑加剧，日经波动率指数达到自 2024 年 8 月以来的最高点。此次抛售主要由芯片相关股票引领，Advantest 和东京电子的股价大幅下跌。KOSPI 也遭遇重创，因全球市场对冲突加剧和油价上涨作出反应，启动了熔断机制

随着中东冲突加剧，日本日经指数暴跌超过 4%