TOKYO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed, as renewed Middle East tensions weighed on investor sentiment while a year-on-year increase in capital spending by Japanese companies in the second quarter of 2026 helped buoy the broader market.
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 96.59 points, or 0.15 percent, from Monday at 66,215.34.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 25.57 points, or 0.62 percent, higher at 4,181.86.
Shares in most sectors advanced, but artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related stocks broadly retreated amid growing concern that they had become overpriced, analysts said, adding that a sector rotation is currently taking place in the market, although it is expected to be short-lived. ■
