日本央行決定維持利率不變後，日圓走弱，日本日經指數收窄早盤跌幅

聯準會對明年寬鬆政策的謹慎立場引發華爾街拋售，日本股市早盤下跌

Japan's Nikkei share average trimmed its early losses on Thursday after the yen weakened, following the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

日本央行（BOJ）決定維持利率不變後，日圓走弱，週四日本日經指數收復早盤跌幅。

While markets largely anticipated that the BOJ would likely delay further tightening until January or March, the yen slipped about 0.3% to trade at 155.26 to the dollar at 0340 GMT.

儘管市場普遍預期日本央行可能會將進一步緊縮政策推遲到 1 月或 3 月，但格林尼治標準時間 0340 日圓下跌約 0.3%，至 1 美元兌 155.26 美元。

The Nikkei was down 0.75% at 38,790.14 after a 0.96% drop in the morning session. The broader Topix index bounced back from an initial 0.49% decline to end the session nearly flat.

日經指數早盤下跌 0.96%，下跌 0.75%，報 38,790.14 點。更廣泛的東證指數從最初的 0.49% 跌幅中反彈，收盤時幾乎持平。

Japanese government bonds showed little reaction to the rate decision. The benchmark 10-year futures were down 0.30 yen at 142.08 yen, and there was no significant movement in cash 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) in the afternoon session.

日本公債對利率決定反應不大。基準10年期貨下跌0.30日圓至142.08日圓，下午時段日本10年期公債（JGB）現金沒有顯著變動。

Investors now await BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's press conference at 0630 GMT for further clues on the timing of potential future rate hikes.

投資者現在等待在格林尼治標準時間 0630 舉行的日本央行行長上田一夫的新聞發布會，以獲取有關未來可能升息時間的進一步線索。

Earlier, Japanese stocks fell, tracking a Wall Street sell-off triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s cautious stance on easing next year, despite the expected quarter-point rate cut.

早些時候，日本股市下跌，追隨聯準會對明年寬鬆政策的謹慎立場引發的華爾街拋售，儘管預計降息四分之一個基點。

"Given the Fed statement, which was somewhat hawkish, you might have expected the BOJ to provide a more hawkish outlook too, but that didn’t happen," said Alvin Tan, head of Asia FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets in Singapore.

新加坡皇家銀行資本市場亞洲外匯策略主管Alvin Tan表示，“考慮到聯準會的聲明有些強硬，你可能會預期日本央行也會提供更鷹派的前景，但這並沒有發生。”

"If Governor Ueda provides little clarity on imminent hikes, I suppose that will be seen as a dovish signal," Tan added.

「如果上田行長對即將到來的升息沒有給出明確的說明，我想這將被視為一個鴿派信號，」譚補充道。

The Fed's stance sent U.S. Treasury yields soaring, which in turn lifted JGB yields at the open. This dynamic contributed to the poor performance of interest-rate sensitive sectors, with real estate stocks suffering the most, while financials were the strongest performers.

聯準會的立場導緻美國公債殖利率飆升，進而推高日本公債開盤殖利率。這種動態導致利率敏感板塊表現不佳，其中房地產股遭受的打擊最大，而金融股表現最為強勁。

The chip sector also saw significant losses, with Advantest down 3% and Tokyo Electron dropping 1.7%. Shares of SoftBank Group, an investor in artificial intelligence-focused startups, fell 4.3%, following a disappointing forecast from U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology, which signaled weak global demand.

晶片板塊也大幅下跌，Advantest 下跌 3%，Tokyo Electron 下跌 1.7%。美國晶片製造商美光科技 (Micron Technology) 的預測令人失望，顯示全球需求疲軟，導致專注於人工智慧新創公司的投資者軟銀集團 (SoftBank Group) 股價下跌 4.3%。