Nikkei 225 Falls 0.8% at Morning Close; Topix Edges Up 0.03%

The divergence matters more than either number: a 0.8% Nikkei decline against a marginally positive Topix points to weakness concentrated in the large-cap, export-heavy names that dominate the Nikkei rather than broad-based selling across the Tokyo market. That distinction shapes whether the morning move reads as a single-index story or a genuine risk-off turn. Whether the gap persists into the afternoon close, or the two benchmarks converge, is the open question.