The Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,315.00 yen from the previous business day to 67,242.73 yen, declining for the first time in three business days. The TOPIX also dropped 28.59 points to 4,007.49. Profit-taking and sell-offs on recent gains hit artificial intelligence-related stocks, while uncertainty over the Middle East situation also weighed on investor sentiment. In the Tokyo foreign exchange market, the dollar rose against the yen as expectations of increased investment in domestic financial assets by the Government Pension Investment Fund receded. As of 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 162.08 to 10 yen, up 0.39 yen from the previous weekend. Bond futures declined, and the yield on newly issued 10-year government bonds rose 0.030 percentage points to 2.790 percent. On the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Dubai crude oil futures rebounded sharply amid concerns over escalating tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran and the weaker yen, with the settlement price for the most active contract month rising 2,370 yen from the previous weekend to 74,760 yen.