# Stock prices fall by more than 1,500 yen at one point as exporters face selling

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- NHK News, 2026-08-03 01:24 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015194721000

> Tokyo stocks opened the week on Monday the 3rd with the Nikkei average briefly falling by more than 1,500 yen. In foreign exchange trading, buying of the yen and selling of the dollar spread rapidly, driving the yen higher against the dollar. Selling orders centered on export-related shares, including automobile companies, as the currency moved in that direction.