Nikkei drops 5% after Wall Street hit by tariff fears
An electronic board showing the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is displayed along a street in Tokyo on 3 April 2025.
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Daily TribuneAn electronic board showing the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is displayed along a street in Tokyo on 3 April 2025.
STR / AFP
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell sharply in early trading Friday, dropping 5.0% amid renewed investor concerns over U.S. tariffs that rattled Wall Street overnight.
The decline followed a dramatic 9.1 percent surge on Thursday, when markets rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on many planned tariffs. However, persistent uncertainty over trade policy and global economic stability continued to weigh heavily on investor sentiment.