The Japanese stock market experienced a downturn today, with the Nikkei 225 index falling by 0.9%. Over the past week, the index has declined by 0.68%, and it has seen a more significant drop of 1.37% over the last 30 days. In terms of individual stock performance, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. emerged as the top performer in the Large Cap category, posting a return of 4.85%. Conversely, SoftBank Group Corp. struggled, recording a loss of 7.69%. Among Mid Cap stocks, Shiseido Co., Ltd. gained 2.07%, while ANYCOLOR, Inc. faced a steep decline of 17.33%. The Small Cap sector saw Solasto Corp. leading with a remarkable return of 15.22%, while pluszero, Inc. fell by 14.5%. The overall market showed a significant imbalance in stock performance, with 758 stocks advancing compared to 2,813 declining, resulting in an advance-decline ratio of 0.27 across all market caps. The Large Cap segment mirrored this trend with 37 advancing and 136 declining stocks, while Mid Cap and Small Cap stocks also reflected a similar pattern of more decliners than advancers.