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Affected by the decline in US technology stocks and uncertainty over the Iran conflict, the Nikkei index fell 3% in early trading, led by chip and metal stocks. Edwan Test fell 8.0%, Mitsui Kinzoku fell 6.1%. Saudi Arabia intercepted a drone launched by Iranian backed militias in Iraq towards the country's oil facilities, and investors are concerned about crude oil prices and the situation in the Middle East.