Nikkei index may fall, following Wall Street decline.

The Japanese stock market may fall, following the overnight decline on Wall Street. After U.S. semiconductor stocks faced a new round of selling on Thursday, domestic chip stocks may be dragged lower. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.3%, with companies like SanDisk seeing declines. On the Singapore Exchange, Nikkei futures fell by 1,150 points to 65,855. The Nikkei index closed down by 2.8% on Thursday, at 66,835.54 points, marking the lowest closing level since July 8th.