Nikkei in the red ahead of Nvidia figures – Chinese stock exchanges on course for recovery

The Nikkei index, which includes 225 stocks, was 0.5 percent lower at 38,189 points. The broader Topix index fell 0.5 percent to 2,619 points. Nikkei shares from the technology sector fell, chip test manufacturer Advantest, which counts Nvidia among its customers, lost 3.17 percent. For the chip supplier Tokyo Electron it fell by 1.3 percent. The SoftBank Group, which is investing in an artificial intelligence start-up, lost around two percent.