日经225指数下跌0.88%，至41939点，而更广泛的东证指数周三下跌1.07%，至3049点，扭转了此前的涨势，并追随华尔街的下跌。美国股市隔夜暴跌，全球债券收益率上升、持续的经济不确定性和新的贸易紧张局势给市场情绪带来压力。在国内，日本央行行长上田和夫周三重申，如果经济增长和通胀如预期般发展，该行对加息的立场将保持不变。投资者现在期待本周晚些时候即将公布的日本工资数据，以寻求政策路径的指导。指数权重股领跌，软银集团（-5.3%）、三菱重工（-5.30%）、三菱UFJ（-5.3%.）、东京电子（-1.9%）和三丽鸥（-1.5%）大幅下跌。

The Nikkei 225 Index dropped 0.88% to 41,939 while the broader Topix Index slid 1.07% to 3,049 on Wednesday, reversing prior gains and tracking Wall Street’s losses. US stocks tumbled overnight as rising global bond yields, persistent economic uncertainty and renewed trade tensions pressured sentiment. Domestically, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda reaffirmed Wednesday that the bank’s stance on rate hikes remains unchanged if growth and inflation evolve as expected. Investors now look to upcoming Japanese wage data later this week for guidance on the policy path. Index heavyweights led the decline, with steep losses in SoftBank Group (-5.3%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (-5.3%), Mitsubishi UFJ (-5.3%), Tokyo Electron (-1.9%) and Sanrio (-1.5%).