Nikkei 225 Falls on Semiconductor Selloff; Japan 10-Year Yield Hits 30-Year High on July 6

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.01% to 69,737.69 on July 6, amid profit-taking in artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks. The Topix index rose 0.92% to 7,101.96. Ibiden dropped over 8%, while SoftBank Group and Kioxia declined 3% and 2% respectively, leading the market selloff.

Japan's 10-year government bond yield surged 5.80 basis points to 2.8362%, marking its highest level since October 1996—nearly 30 years. The 30-year yield rose 4.40 basis points to 4.0762%.