{"id":56475,"date":"2026-08-20T01:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/uncategorized\/nikkei-dips-in-holiday-trade-as-tech-slumps\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T01:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:34:31","slug":"nikkei-dips-in-holiday-trade-as-tech-slumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/analysis\/nikkei-dips-in-holiday-trade-as-tech-slumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikkei Dips in Holiday Trade as Tech Slumps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nikkei slips <strong>0.3%<\/strong> to <strong>39,036.85<\/strong> in thin holiday trading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tech and electronics weigh on broader sentiment, with <strong>Rakuten<\/strong> down <strong>1.6%<\/strong> and <strong>Fujitsu<\/strong> down <strong>2.5%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honda Motor<\/strong> jumps <strong>12%<\/strong> after announcing a <strong>$7 billion<\/strong> share buyback and a <strong>2026 merger<\/strong> plan with Nissan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese equities finished lower on light holiday volume, as technology and electronics stocks pulled the broader market into negative territory. Despite the <strong>Nikkei Stock Average<\/strong> ending down <strong>0.3%<\/strong> at <strong>39,036.85<\/strong>, it briefly showed an intraday uptick, as highlighted by the chart data below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Japan finance minister repeats warning against excessive yen selling <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dHkQLlo4Uy\">https:\/\/t.co\/dHkQLlo4Uy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CzfKPfOUzK\">pic.twitter.com\/CzfKPfOUzK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reuters\/status\/1871374010291773583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese equities finished the session lower in subdued holiday volumes, with technology and electronics stocks dragging the Nikkei. <strong>Rakuten Group<\/strong> slid <strong>1.6%<\/strong>, reflecting cautious investor appetite for internet services amid global tech headwinds. <strong>Fujitsu<\/strong> lost <strong>2.5%<\/strong>, adding pressure to the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the broader weakness, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KczBCagHUq\" title=\"\">Honda Motor<\/a><\/strong> soared after unveiling a plan to repurchase <strong>$7 billion<\/strong> of its own shares, along with a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rqk1Xas3iz\" title=\"\">merge <\/a>with <strong>Nissan Motor<\/strong> in <strong>2026<\/strong>. This dramatic shift sparked buying interest, briefly lifting sentiment across the auto segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-18-1024x444.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16139\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picture: Nikkei225 settles near 39,135, pausing its advance while traders await fresh economic cues, as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" title=\"\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nikkei225 advanced slightly, pausing near the upper 39,000 range. Short-term moving averages (MA5, MA10, MA30) on the 15-minute chart hover close to the current price, signalling that bullish momentum has softened but not reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MACD (12,26,9) lines are close to the centre line, indicating neutral conditions after the previous run-up to 39,365.65<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">A Fruitless Yen-Deavour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In currency markets, <strong>USD\/JPY<\/strong> held near <strong>157.02<\/strong>, marginally lower than <strong>157.14<\/strong> at Monday\u2019s US close. Investors continue to monitor any escalation in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6qe9Ef8Ssl\">U.S.-China trade tensions<\/a><\/strong> and conflicts in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tpz5JapoQM\">Middle East<\/a><\/strong>, both of which shape global risk perceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese government bonds edged slightly down in price, with the <strong>10-year JGB yield<\/strong> rising half a basis point to <strong>1.065%<\/strong>, as traders weighed potential implications of tighter monetary policies overseas and domestic economic signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Start trading now \u2014 click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account.<\/b>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<!-- vt-src:16410 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikkei slipped 0.3%, while Honda soared 12% on a $7 billion buyback plan and 2026 merger with Nissan. &#8211; 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