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The Nikkei 225 fell 0.2% to around 62,600 on Monday, pulling back from recent record highs as oil prices surged after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to his peace proposal, leaving the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut. Higher energy prices have added to inflation concerns and weighed on sentiment across oil-importing economies such as Japan. Notable declines were seen in SoftBank Group (-6.3%), Advantest (-2%), and Furukawa Electric (-1.6%). Nintendo also dropped 8.3% after warning that hardware and software sales are expected to decline and that rising memory chip costs are squeezing margins. In contrast, Sony Group rose 8.5% after announcing plans to repurchase up to ¥500 billion of its shares and forecasting an 11% increase in operating profit for the fiscal year ending March 2027, supported by growth in its music and image sensor businesses.
