<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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日本日經指數下跌超過 4%，跌至 54,023.63 的一個月低點，標誌着其連續第三個交易日下跌，原因是中東衝突升級。更廣泛的東證指數下跌 4.33%。投資者焦慮加劇，日經波動率指數達到自 2024 年 8 月以來的最高點。此次拋售主要由芯片相關股票引領，Advantest 和東京電子的股價大幅下跌。KOSPI 也遭遇重創，因全球市場對沖突加劇和油價上漲作出反應，啓動了熔斷機制

隨着中東衝突加劇，日本日經指數暴跌超過 4%