The Nikkei Index fell by 0.1% due to the drag from technology stocks. SoftBank Group fell by 5.2%.

After a significant increase in recent days and the overnight decline of US technology stocks, the Japanese stock market has fallen. Technology stocks led the decline. SoftBank Group fell by 5.2%, while Fujitsu dropped by 1.9%. Investors are now focusing on oil prices and the developments in the Middle East after the US cleared the way for Iran to sell oil in dollars. The Nikkei index dropped by 0.1% to 72308.89 points.